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ACADEMIES, SCHOOLSJffjjl PRIVATE FAMILIES. 



By N (f BROOKS 



President of the Baltim 




" For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, 
and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and 
maketh it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the 
sower, and bread to the eater ; so shall my word be, that 
goeth forth out of my mouth ; it shall not return unto me 
void, but it shall accomplish that which i please, and it 

SHALL PROSPER IN THE THING WHERETO I SENT IT." — Isa. lv. 10,11. 



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PREFACE. 



As the only guarantee of the permanency and prosperity 
of a republic is to be found in the intelligence and virtue of 
the people, I consider it of the first, importance to imbue the 
mind early with religious sentiments ; I have therefore pre- 
pared, in the Scripture Manual, a series of exercises which 
are intended to present the great fundamental truths of our 
holy Christianity in a way calculated to interest the youthful 
mind in the study of the Bible, and to impress the heart with 
feelings of a religious and devotional character. 

To prevent that wandering of the mind which is too com- 
mon in schools on the ordinary reading of a chapter by the 
teacher, as well as to engage all present in a direct act of de- 
votion, I deemed it advisable to make a part of the exercises 
consist of alternate readings and responses by the teacher and 
the scholars. As these are made up of extracts from the 
Bible, it is hoped they will prove acceptable to all denomina- 
tions of Christians. 

After singing one of the hymns, and reading the morning 

or evening lesson, the teacher will offer a prayer to the Throne 

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of grace. At the close of his petition, all the scholars will 
unite with him in repeating the Lord's Prayer. 

For the convenience of teachers, who may desire some 
assistance in directing their thoughts in prayer, an appro- 
priate prayer for each subject has been introduced. When 
these are used, the person leading the devotion can introduce, 
when necessary, anything additional that occasion may 
require. The proper place for this will be before the last 
sentence. 

To meet a want experienced by superintendents and teach- 
ers of Sabbath-schools, I have prepared a similar work, entitled 
The Sabbath- School Manual, consisting of suitable exer- 
cises for the opening and closing of schools each Sabbath of 
the year. 



CONTENTS. 



Attributes of 
God. 



'Eternity of God 9 

Form of Prayer 11 

Greatness of God 12 

Form of Prayer 14 

Glory of God 15 

Form of Prayer 17 

Omnipotence of God 18 

Form of Prayer 20 

Omnipresence of God 21 

Form of Prayer 23 

Omniscience of God 24 

Form of Prayer 26 

Benevolence of God 27 

Form of Prayer 29 

Mercy of God 30 

Form of Prayer 32 

Prophecies of Christ's Incarnation 33 

Form of Prayer 35 

Prophecies of Christ's Birth 36 

B'orm of Prayer 38 

Prophecies of Christ's Lineage 39 

Form of Prayer 41 

Prophecies of Christ's Ministry 42 

Form of Prayer 44 

Prophecies of Christ's Miracles 45 

Form of Prayer 47 

Prophecies of Conspiracy against Christ. 48 

Form of Prayer 50 

Prophecies of Christ's Arrest 51 

Form of Prayer 53 

Prophecies of Christ's Trial 54 

Form of Prayer 56 

Prophecies of Christ's Condemnation 57 

Form of Prayer 59 

Prophecies of Christ's Crucifixion 60 

Form of Prayer 62 

Prophecies of Christ's Death 63 

Form of Prayer 65 

Prophecies of Christ's Burial 66 

Form of Prayer 68 

Prophecies of Christ's Resurrection and Ascension 69 

Form of Prayer 71 

Offices of Christ, /godhead and Humanity of Christ 72 

(Form of Prayer 74 

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Prophecies Con- 
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CONTENTS. 



Offices of Christ. 



The Gift of 
Christ. 



Holt Ghost. 



Heavenlt 
Wisdom. 



Scriptures and 
Commandments. 



Repentance 
and Faith. 



Prater. 
The Sabbath. 



Prater 
Answered. 



Christian Life. 



Christ as Redeemer.. 

Form of Prayer 

Christ as Saviour 

Form of Prayer 

Christ as Mediator.... 
Form of Prayer 



God's Love in the Gift of Christ 

Form of Prayer 

Benefits of the Gift of Christ 

Form of Prayer 

Benefits of the Death of Christ 
Form of Prayer 



'Gift of the Holy Ghost 

Form of Prayer 

Fruits of the Holy Ghost.. 
Form of Prayer 

f Source of Wisdom 

J Form of Prayer 

j Fruits of Wisdom 

[Form of Prayer 



The Holy Scriptures 

Form of Prayer 

The Ten Commandments.. 

Form of Prayer 

Blessings of Obedience 

^Form of Prayer 



Repentance 

Form of Prayer 

Nature of Faith 

Form of Prayer 

Historical Examples of Faith 

Form of Prayer 

Faith in God 

Form of Prayer 

Faith in Christ 

Form of Prayer 

The Apostles' Creed 

Form of Prayer 

("Preparation for Prayer 

\ Form of Prayer 

The Holy Sabbath 

Form of Praver 

The Holy Sabbath 

Form of Prayer 



("Answer to Prayer.. 
\ Form of Prayer 



' Justification 

Form of Prayer.. 

Adoption 

Form of Prayer.. 

Sanctification 

Form of Prayer.. 



CONTENTS. 



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Righteousness. 



Christian Graces. 



House of God. 



Divine Protection. 



Christian 
Warfare. 



Early Piety. 
Moral Evils. 



Time and 
Eternity. 



Occasional. 

Appendix. 
Forms of Grace. 



{Bighteousness 153 
Form of Prayer 155 
Rewards of Righteousness - 156 
Form of Prayer 158 

Patience 159 

Form of Prayer 161 

Temperance 162 

Form of Prayer 164 

Humility 165 

Form of Prayer 167 

Meekness 168 

Form of Prayer t 170 

Brotherly Kindness 171 

Form of Prayer 173 

Charity 174 

Form of Prayer 176 

/The House of God 177 

( Form of Prayer 179 

Confidence in God 180 

Form of Prayer 182 

Confidence in God 183 

Form of Prayer 185 

The Beatitudes 186 

Form of Prayer 188 

Blessings upon Families 189 

Form of Prayer 191 

/The Christian Warfare 192 

\ Form of Prayer 194 

/Early Piety 195 

(Form of Prayer 197 

{Unbelief. 198 
Form of Prayer 200 
Government of the Tongue 201 
Form of Prayer 203 

Death 204 

Form of Prayer 206 

Resurrection 207 

Form of Prayer 209 

Judgment 210 

Form of Prayer 212 

Happiness of the Righteous 213 

Form of Prayer 215 

Misery of the Wicked 216 

Form of Prayer 218 

{Lord's Supper 219 
Form of Prayer 221 
Ascription of Praises to God 222 
Form of Prayer 224 

Scriptures of the Old and New Testament 225 

Table of the Historical Books and Psalms, Old T. 226 

Table of Prophetical Books, Old Testament 227 

Table of the New Testament Scriptures 228 

f Forms of Grace before Meat 229 

\ Forms of Grace after Meat 230 



SCRIPTURE MANUAL. 



ETEENITT OP GOD. 



First Sunday in the Month. Morning. 

HYMN 1. l. m. HYMN 2. p. m. 

Hebron. Arnon. 
ERE mountains rose in form sublime, THOU God of power, thou God of love, 

Or heaven and earth in order stood, Whose glory fills the realms above, 
Before the birth of ancient time, Whose praise archangels sing, 

Jfrom everlasting thou art God. And veil their faces while their cry, 

Thrice Holy, to their God Most High, 
A thousand ages, in their flight Thrice Holy, to their King: — 

With thee are as a fleeting day ; Thee Rg Qur God we tQQ wQuld 
Past, present, future, to thy sight Andbless the Saviour's preciousName, 

At once their various scenes display. Through whom tMs grace is given . 

He bore the curse to sinners due, 
But our brief life's a shadowy dream, „ „ . . , , 

J ' He iorms their ruined souls anew, 

A passing thought.that soon is o er, — . .. . , . 

m , \. ■> • , . , And makes them heirs of heaven. 

That iadeswith morning s earliest beam, 

And fills the musing mind no more. The veil that hides thy glory rend, 

And here in saving power descend, 
To us, 0 Lord, the wisdom give, And fix thy blest abode ; 

Each passing moment so to spend, Here to our hearts thyself reveal, 
That we at length with thee may live And let each waiting spirit feel 

Where life and bliss shall never end. The presence of our God. 

Teacher. Thus saith the Lord, the king of Israel, and his 
Eedeemer the Lord of hosts ; I am the first, and I am the 
last, and besides me there is no God. Isa. xliv. 6. 

Scholars. Ye are my witnesses, saith the Lord, and my 
servant whom I have chosen, that ye may know and believe 
me, and understand that I am he ; before me there was no 
God formed, neither shall there be after me. Isa. xliii. 10. 

T. Yea, before the day was, I am he ; and there is none 

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that can deliver out of my hand. I will work and who shall 
let it ? Isa. xliii. 13. 

S. Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou 
hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting 
to everlasting, thou art God. Ps. xc. 2. 

T. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, 
saith the Lord, which is and which was, and which is to come, 
the Almighty. Kev. i. 8. 

& Of old hast thou laid the foundation of the earth : and 
the heavens are the work of thy hands. They shall perish, 
but thou shalt endure : yea, all of them shall wax old like a 
garment; as a vesture shalt thou change them, and they shall 
be changed : but thou art the same, and thy years shall have 
no end. Ps. cii. 25, 26, 27. 

T. Thou, O Lord, shalt endure for ever, and thy remem- 
brance unto all generations. Ps. cii. 12. 

S. Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light, 
which no man can approach unto, whom no man hath seen 
nor can see. 1 Tim. vi. 16. 

T. The Lord is the true God, he is the living God, and 
an everlasting King. Jer. x. 10. 

S. Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and thy 
dominion endureth throughout all generations. Ps. cxlv. 13. 

T. He liveth for ever and ever ; his dominion is an ever- 
lasting dominion, and his kingdom is from generation to 
generation. Dan. iv. 34. 

S. The Lord is King for ever and ever : the heathen are 
perished out of his land. Ps. x. 16. 

T. For he is the living God, and steadfast for ever, and his 
kingdom that which shall not be destroyed, and his dominion 
shall be even unto the end. Dan. vi. 26. 

S. There is none like unto the Lord our God. Ex. viii. 10, 

T. Holy, holy, holy Lord God Almighty, who was, and 
is, and is to come. Eev. iv. 8. 

& Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the 
only wise God, be honor and glory for ever and ever. Amen. 
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PRAYER. 

Befobe the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou 
hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting 
to everlasting thou art God. While the shining orders around 
thy throne prostrate themselves before thee, we who are in- 
ferior intelligences — the degenerate sons and daughters of a 
fallen race — desire to come into thy presence, and adore the 
high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is 
Holy. 

Almighty Father! we are beings of but yesterday, but thou 
art from everlasting; our days are as an handbreadth, and 
our age is as nothing before thee, but thou art to everlasting. 
Yet we adore thy boundless benevolence, that for us sinners 
not only peace and pardon, but life and immortality have 
been brought to light in the gospel of thy Son. Glory be to 
thy name for our redemption from hell and the grave by the 
death and suffering of the Saviour, and for the blessed hope 
that because he lives we shall live also, and shall participate 
in the eternity of thy own existence, when the earth and the 
heavens are departed as a scroll and there is no more sea. 

We thank thee for all the means of grace appointed to fit 
us for immortality with thee in heaven — for the gift of a 
Eedeemer and for the guidance and comforts of the Holy 
Spirit. We thank thee for thy divine word, for thy holy 
Sabbaths and for the institution of thy Church, with its 
preached gospel, its blessed sacraments, its solemn ordinances 
and its Christian fellowship. 

Eternal Father! teach us who are children of eternity, 
aspirants for another and a better world, that every day and 
every hour allotted us is a period of probation for our final 
change. Lord, enable us to make a wise improvement of 
every means of grace. Pardon all our sins, seal us now by 
thy spirit unto the day of redemption, and at length administer 
unto us an abundant entrance into the everlasting kingdom 
of our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen ! Our Father, who art in 
heaven, hallowed be thy name ; thy kingdom come, etc. 



THE GEEATNESS OP GOD. 



First Sunday in the Month. Evening 

HYMN 3. l. m. HYMN 4. s. m. 

Saxton. Stoneville. 



ETERNAL power, whose high abode 
Becomes the grandeur of a God : 
Infinite lengths, beyond the bounds 
Where stars revolve their little rounds: 

Thee while the first archangel sings, 
He hides his face behind his wings : 
And ranks of shining thrones around 
Fall worshiping upon the ground. 



BEHOLD! the lofty sky 
Declares its maker, God ; 
And all his starry worlds on high 
Proclaim his power abroad. 

The darkness and the light 
Still keep their course the same ; 
While night to day, and day to night, 
Divinely teach his name. 



Lord, what shall earth and ashes do? In every different land 
We would adore our Maker too ; Their general voice is known ; 

From sin and dust to thee we cry, They show the wonders of his hand, 
The Great, the Holy, and the High. And orders of his throne. 

Earth, from afar, hath heard thy fame, Ye Christian lands ! rejoice ; 
And men essay to lisp thy name : Here he reveals his word ; 

But oh ! the glories of thy mind We are not left to nature's voice, 
Leave all our soaring thoughts behind. To bid us know the Lord. 

Teacher. Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised ; his 
greatness is unsearchable. Ps. cxlv. 3. 

Scholars. One generation shall praise thy works to another, 
and shall declare thy mighty acts. Ps. cxlv. 4. 

T. Extol Him that rideth upon the heavens by his name 
Jehovah. Ps. lxviii. 4. 

S. That men may know that thou, whose name alone iif 
Jehovah, art the Most High over all the earth. Ps. Ixxxiii. 
18. 

T. Behold, the heaven and the heaven of heavens is the 
Lord's thy God ; the earth also, with all that therein is. Deut 
x. 14. 
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8. O Lord God, thou hast begun to show thy servant thy 
greatness and thy mighty hand ; for what god is there in 
heaven or earth that can do according to thy works, and ac- 
cording to thy might ? Deut. iii. 24. 

T. The Lord your God is God of gods, and Lord of lords, 
a great God, a mighty and a terrible, which regardeth not 
persons, nor taketh reward. Deut. x. 17. 

S. Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised ; he also is 
to be feared above all gods. 1 Chron. xvi. 25. 

T. For who in the heavens can be compared unto the 
Lord ? who among the sons of the mighty can be likened unto 
the Lord ? Ps. lxxxix. 6. 

S. Lord God of Israel, there is no God like thee, in heaven 
above, or on earth beneath, who keepest covenant and mercy 
with thy servants, that walk before thee with all their heart. 
1 Kings viii. 23. 

T. God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the saints, 
and to be had in reverence of all them that are about him. 
Ps. lxxxix. 7. 

S. There is none like unto thee, 0 Lord ; thou art great, 
and thy name is great in might ; who would not fear thee, O 
King of nations? Jer. x. 6, 7. 

T. The great, the mighty God, the Lord of hosts, is his 
name ; great in counsel, and mighty in work : for thine eyes 
are upon all the ways of the sons of men ; to give every one 
according to the fruit of his doings. Jer. xxxii. 18, 19. 

S. O Lord my God, thou art very great ; thou art clothed 
with honor and majesty. Ps. civ. 1. 

T. Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment : 
who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain. Ps. civ. 2. 

S. Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters ; 
who maketh the clouds his chariot ; who walketh upon the 
wings of the wind. Ps. civ. 3. 

T. Thine, 0 Lord, is the greatness, and the power, and the 
glory, and the victory and the majesty ; for all that is in the 
heaven and in the earth is thine. 1 Chron. xxfx. 11, 12. 

S. Bless thou the Lord, O my soul ! Ps. civ. 35. 
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PKAYJER. 

O Lord God, our heavenly Father, thou art great and 
greaily to be feared in the assembly of the saints, and to be 
had in reverence of all them that are about thee. While 
angels and archangels veil their faces in thy presence and 
worship thee, crying, Holy, holy, holy Lord God Almighty, 
who was and is and is to come, we thy creatures who have 
our habitations in the dust, which are crushed before the 
moth and who do all fade away as a leaf, would adore thee as 
the Creator of all things, in whom we live and move and 
have our being. 

Author of life and being, who alone hast immortality, im- 
press our hearts ever with the reality and importance of our 
eternal destiny. Amid the vain pursuits and illusive hopes 
of time, suffer us not to forget the pure and abiding joys of 
eternity. Under the burdens and disquietudes of our earthly 
pilgrimage, cheer and console us with the reflection that our 
light afflictions, which are but for a moment, will work out 
for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory. Son 
of God, by thy sufferings and death, elevate our thoughts to 
that inheritance which is incorruptible, undefiled, and which 
fadeth not away, eternal in the heavens. Holy Spirit of 
grace, win our hearts away from the world, and woo them to 
thyself and to the joys of eternity. 

Lord, we have seen thy glory this day in thine earthly 
abode ; bless to us the exercises of the Sabbath, preserve us 
during the night which is coming on, and bring us at length 
to thine upper sanctuary, where there is no more night, for 
the glory of God doth lighten it, and the Lamb is the light 
thereof. Amen ! 

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name ; 
thy kingdom come; thy will be done on earth as it is in 
heaven ; give us this day our daily bread ; and forgive us 
our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us ; 
and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil ; 
for thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, etc. 



THE GLOBY OF GOD, 



First Monday in the Month. Morning. 

HYMN 5. c. m. HYMN 6. c. m. 

Arlington. Marlovj. 
FATHER, how wide thy glory shines! 0 LORD, our King, how excellent 

How high thy wonders rise ! Thy name on earth is known ; 

Seen in the earth by thousand signs, Thy glory in the firmament, 

By thousands in the skies : How wonderfully shown! 

The mighty orbs declare thy power; When I behold the heavens on high, 
Their motions speak thy skill ; The work of thy right hand ; 

And on the wings of every hour The moon and stars amid the sky, 
We read thy patience still. Thy lights in every land, — 

But when we view thy strange design Lord ! wbat is man, that thou shouldst 
To save rebellious worms, On him to set thy love, [deign 

Where vengeance and compassion join Give him on earth a while to reign, 
In their divinest forms ; Then fill a throne above ? 

Here the whole Deity is known, 0 Lord, how excellent thy name ; 

Nor dares a creature guess How manifold thy ways ! 

Which of the glories brightest shone — Let time thy saving truth proclaim, 

The justice, or the grace. Eternity thy praise. 

Teacher. The Lord is high above all nations, and his glory 
above the heavens. Who is like unto the Lord our God who 
dwelleth on high ? Ps. cxiii. 4-7. 

Scholars. Blessed be thy glorious name which is exalted 
above all blessing and praise. Thou even thou art God alone ; 
thou hast made heaven — the heaven of heavens, with all their 
host, the earth, and all things that are therein, the seas, and 
all that is therein, and thou preservest them all -; and the host 
of heaven worshipeth thee. Neh. ix. 5, 6. 

T. The heavens declare the glory of God ; and the firma- 
ment showeth his handiwork. Day unto day uttereth speech, 
and night unto night showeth knowledge. Ps. xix. 1. 2. 

S, All the gods of the people are idols ; but the Lord made 

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the heavens. Glory and honor are in his presence, strength 
and gladness are in his place. 1 Chron. xvi. 24. 

T. Who is like unto thee, O Lord, among the gods ? who is 
like thee, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing won- 
ders ? Ex. xv. 11. 

S. Give unto the Lord the glory due unto his name ; bring 
an offering, and come unto his courts. Oh worship the Lord in 
the beauty of holiness : fear before him all the earth. Ps. xcvi. 
8, 9. 10. 

T. Declare his glory among the heathen, his wonders 
among the people; for the Lord is great, and greatly to be 
praised; he is to be feared above all gods. Ps. xcvi. 3, 4. 

S. Give unto the Lord, O ye kindreds of the people, give 
unto the Lord glory and strength. Ps. xcvi. 7. 

T. I will speak of the glorious honor of thy majesty, and 
of thy wondrous works. Ps. cxlv. 5. 

S. Let them praise the name of the Lord, for his name 
alone is excellent ; his glory is above the earth and heaven. 
Ps. cxlviii. 13. 

T. O Lord, our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the 
earth, who hast set thy glory above the heavens! Ps. viii. 1. 

S. The glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh 
shall see it together ; for the mouth of the Lord hath .spoken 
it. Isa. xl. 4. 

T. The earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the 
glory of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea. Hab. ii. 14. 

S. The glory of the Lord shall endure for ever, the Lord 
shall rejoice in his works. Ps. civ. 31. 

T. Blessed be the glory of the Lord from his place. Ezek. 
iii. 12. 

S. Blessed be the Lord God, the God of Israel, who only 
doth wondrous things. Ps. lxxii. 18. 

T. Blessed be his glorious name for ever ; and let the 
whole earth be filled with his glory ; Amen and Amen ! Ps. 
lxxii. 19. 

S. Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord of hosts, the whole earth 
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JPItATJEK. 

O Lord our God, how excellent is thy name in all the 
earth, who hast set thy glory above the heavens ! While 
cherubim and seraphim do continually cry, Holy, holy, holy 
is the Lord of hosts, we thy creatures would adore thy glorious 
majesty, O God, for who is like unto thee, O Lord, among the 
gods, who is like thee glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, 
doing wonders ! 

The heavens declare the glory of God, and the firmament 
showeth thy handiwork : day unto day uttereth speech, and 
night unto night showeth knowledge. When we behold thy 
wisdom and thy goodness throughout inanimate creation and 
in the creatures thou hast formed, we can but exclaim, Thou 
art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honor and power, 
for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are 
and were created. 

Sovereign of the universe, thou hast prepared thy throne 
in the heavens, and thy kingdom ruleth over all. A sceptre 
of righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom. We bless 
thee for the power and goodness manifested in that providence 
which is over all the works of thy hands, but we adore thee 
for the richer displays of thy grace in the gift of our Lord 
Jesus Christ, who is the brightness of thy glory and the ex- 
press image of thy person. 

Spirit of grace, affect all hearts with the glories of our Re- 
deemer's person, the condescension of his life, the wonders 
of his death, and the infinite righteousness he has purchased 
for sinful man, until he shall have the heathen for his in- 
heritance and the uttermost parts of the earth for his pos- 
session. Hear us now, we beseech thee, O Lord, with divine 
acceptance, own us, bless us, and receive us for the Redeemer's 
sake. Amen ! 

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name; 
thy kingdom come; thy will be done on earth as it is in 
heaven ; give us this day our daily bread ; and forgive us our 
trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us, etc. 
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OMNIPOTENCE OP GOD. 



First Monday in the Month. Evening. 

HYMN 7. l. m. HYMN 8. s. k. 

Old Hundred. Silver Street. 

BEFORE Jehovah's awful throne, COME sound his praise abroad, 

Ye nations bow with sacred joy ; And hymns of glory sing; 

Know that the Lord is God alone, Jehovah is the sov'reign God, 

He can create, and he destroy. The universal King. 

His sov'reign power, without our aid, He form'd the deeps unknown ; 

Made us of clay, and form' d us men ; He gave the seas their bound ; 
Andwhenlikewand'ringsheepwestray'd, The wat'ry worlds are all his own, 

He brought us to his fold again. And all the solid ground, 

[songs, 

We'll crowd thy gates with thankful Come, worship at his throne, 
High as the heavens our voices raise ; Come, bow before the Lord; 

And earth.withher ten thousand tongues, We are his works, and not our own, 
Shall fill thy courts with sounding He form'd us by his word, 
[praise. 

Wide as the world is thy command ; To-day attend his voice, 
Vast as eternity thy love ; Nor dare provoke his rod; 

Firm as a rock thy truth shall stand, Come, like the people of his choice, 
When rolling years shall cease to move. And own your gracious God. 

Teacher. O Lord God of hosts, who is a strong Lord like 
unto thee? or to thy faithfulness round about thee? Ps. 
lxxxix. 8. 

Scholars. I am the Lord that maketh all things ; that 
stretch eth forth the heavens alone ; that spreadeth abroad the 
earth by myself. Isa. xliv. 24. 

T. Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his 
hand, and meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended 
the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains 
in scales and the hills in a balance. Isa. xl. 12. 

S. He hath made the earth by his power, he hath estab- 
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lished the world by his wisdom, and hath stretched out the 
heavens by his discretion. Jer. x. 12. 

T. My hand also hath laid the foundation of the earth, and 
my right hand hath spanned the heavens. Lsa. xlviii. 13. 

S. The heavens are thine, the earth also is thine ; as for 
the world, and the fullness thereof, thou hast founded them, 
Ps. lxxxix. 11. 

T. I have made the earth, the man, and the beast that are 
upon the ground, by my great power, and by my outstretched 
arm, and have given it unto whom it seemed meet unto me. 
Jer. xxvii- 5. 

S. In his hand is the soul of every living thing, and the 
breath of all mankind. Job xii. 10. 

T. He calleth the creatures all by names ; by the greatness 
of his might, for that he is strong in power; not one faileth. 
Isa. xl. 26. 

S. He doeth great things, and unsearchable, marvelous 
things without number. Job v. 9. 

T. Great and marvelous are thy works, O Lord God Al- 
mighty. Kev. xv. 3. 

S. In his hands are the deep places of the earth, the 
strength of the hills is his also. Ps. xcv. 4. 

T. By his spirit he hath garnished the heavens, his hand 
hath formed the crooked serpent. Job. xxvi. 13. 

S. The sea is his, and he made it, and his hands formed 
the dry land. Ps. xcv. 5. 

T. The Lord maketh a way in the sea, and a path in the 
mighty waters. Isa. xliii. 16. 

S. He doeth according to his will, in the army of heaven, 
and among the inhabitants of the earth, and none can stay his 
hand, or say unto him, What doest thou? Dan. iv 35 

T. Thine, O Lord, is the greatness, and the power, and the 
glory. 1 Chron. xxix. 11. 

S. To him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. 
Amen ! 1 Pet. v. 11. 

T. Holy, holy, holy Lord God Almighty, who was, and is, 
and is to come ! Kev. iv. 8. 



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THAYER. 

O Lord our God, thou art very great, thou art clothed with 
honor and majesty. How manifold are thy works! in wisdom 
and goodness hast thou made them all. The heavens are 
thine, the earth also is thine ; as for the world and the full- 
ness thereof, thou hast founded them. In thy hands is the 
soul of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind. 
Thou openest thy hand, they are filled with good. Thou 
hidest thy face, they are troubled : thou takest away their 
breath, they die and return to their dust. 

Our Father and God, we thank thee for our creation and 
preservation : it is in thee we live, and move, and have our 
being. We thank thee that thou hast not made us as the 
beasts that perish, but that there is a spirit in man, and the 
inspiration of the Almighty giveth him understanding. We 
bless thee that thou hast made us in thine own image, with 
faculties capable, in some degree, of appreciating thy power 
and loving thy excellence. 

Inspire our hearts with gratitude for the opportunities 
which we enjoy of acquiring an education ; and grant that 
while we are gaining that knowledge which will fit us for 
usefulness in the world, we may obtain that higher and better 
knowledge which maketh wise unto salvation, and shall fit 
us for eternity. Bless the young in their studies : may the 
truths of science and literature elevate their minds to the 
great source of all power and goodness : from the contempla- 
tion of the created may they rise to the Creator and come to 
know thee, the only true God, and J esus Christ whom thou 
hast sent. 

Thy goodness has preserved us during the day, watch over 
us this night, and by thy power defend us. In firm reliance 
on thy providence may we ever be able to exclaim, Alleluia! 
for the Lord God Omnipotent reigneth. And, at last, may 
we be saved with the power of an endless life. Amen ! 

Oar Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name; 
thy kingdom come ; thy will be done on earth, etc. 



OMNIPKESENCE OF &OD. 



First Tuesday in the Month. Morning. 



HYMN 9. c. m. 

Naomi. 

JEHOYAH GOD, thy gracious power 

On every hand we see ; 
Oh may the blessings of each hour 

Lead all our thoughts to thee. 

If on the wings of morn we speed 

To earth remotest bound, 
Thy hand will there our journey lead, 

Thine arm our path surround. 

Thy power is in the ocean deeps, 

And reaches to the skies ; 
Thine eye of mercy never sleeps, 

Thy goodness never dies. 

From morn till noon — till latest eve, 

Thy hand, 0 God, we see; 
And all the blessings we receive 

Proceed alone from thee. 



HYMN 10. c. m. 

Heber. 

FATHER of spirits, nature's God, 
Our thoughts are known to thee; 

Thou, Lord, canst hear each idle word, 
And every action see. 

Could we, on morning's swiftest wings, 
Fly through the trackless air, 

Or dive beneath deep ocean's springs, 
Thy presence would be there. 

In vain may guilt attempt to fly, 
Conceal'd by darkest night ; 

One glance from thy all-piercing eye 
Can bring it all to light. 

Search thou our hearts, and there de- 
Each secret bosom sin, [stroy 

And fit us for those realms of joy, 
That we may enter in. 



Teacher. The eyes of the Xord are in every place, behold- 
ing the evil and the good. Prov. xv. 3. 

Scholars. Neither is there any creature that is not mani- 
fest in his sight: but all things are naked and opened unto the 
eyes of him with whom we have to do. Heb. iv. 13. 

T. Mine eyes are upon all their ways: they are not hid 
from my face, neither is their iniquity hid from mine eyes. 
Jer. xvi. 17. 

S. Thine eyes are open upon all the ways of the sons of 
men ; to give every one according to his ways, and according 
to the fruit of his doings. Jer. xxxii. 19. 

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T. Hell and destruction are before the Lord : how much 
more then the hearts of the children of men? Prov. xv. 11. 

S. O Lord, thou hast searched me, and known me. Thou 
knowest my down-sitting and mine up-rising, thou under- 
standest my thought afar off. Ps. cxxxix. 1, 2. 

T. Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and art 
acquainted with all my ways. Ps. cxxxix. 3. 

S. For there is not a word in my tongue, but lo, O Lord, 
thou knowest it altogether. Thou hast beset me behind and 
before, and laid thy hand upon me. Ps. cxxxix. 4, 5. 

T. Am I a God at hand, saith the Lord, and not a God 
afar off? Can any hide himself in secret places that I shall 
not see him? saith the Lord. Do not I fill heaven and 
earth? Jer. xxiii. 23, 24. 

S. Whither shall I go from thy Spirit ? or whither shall I 
flee from thy presence ? If I ascend up unto heaven, thou art 
there : if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there. Ps. 
cxxxix. 7, 8. 

T. If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the 
uttermost parts of the sea ; even there shall thy hand lead 
me, and thy right hand shall hold me. Ps. cxxxix. 9, 10. 

S. If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me : even the 
night shall be light about me. Ps. cxxxix. 11. 

T. Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee ; but the night 
shineth as the day : the darkness and the light are both alike 
to thee. Ps. cxxxix. 12. 

S. Unto thee it was shewed, that thou mightest know that 
the Lord he is God : there is hone else beside him. Know 
therefore this day, and consider it in thine heart, that the Lord 
he is God in heaven above, and upon the earth beneath : there 
is none else. Deut. iv. 35, 39. 

T. Who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of 
kings, and Lord of lords ; who only hath immortality, dwel- 
ling in the light which no man can approach unto : whom no 
man hath seen, nor can see ; to whom be honor and power 
everlasting. Amen. 1 Tim. vi. 15, 16. 



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JPMAYJEB. 

Adorable Jehovah, unsearchable and incomprehensible 
God, who fillest heaven and earth with thy presence, Father 
of all our mercies, and God of all grace, we thank thee that thy 
watchful care was our defence during the night ; that we laid 
| down and slept, and have risen up again, because thou hast 
sustained us. 

I] 

Great and omnipresent Deity, thou art everywhere, behold- 
ing the evil and the good. Whither shall I go from thy 
Spirit ? or whither shall I flee from thy presence ? If I as- 
| cend up into heaven thou art there ; if I make my bed in 
hell, behold thou art there. If I take the wings of the morn- 
ing, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea, even there 
shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me. 
If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me, even the night 
shall be light about me. Yea, the darkness hideth not from 
thee, but the night shineth as the day ; the darkness and the 
light are both alike to thee. Oh may a realizing sense of thy 
presence inspire seriousness and encouragement and consola- 
tion. May it preserve us from sin, animate us to a cheerful 
discharge of our duties, and enable us to bear, with pious 
resignation, the afflictions and sorrows of life. 

Omnipresent and omniscient God, who art everywhere, 
beholding the evil and the good, be very near to us in all 
times of difficulty, in danger and in the hour of death ; and in 
the solemnities of the judgment clothe our naked souls with 
the garments of Christ's righteousness. For the blessings of 
the past night we thank thee, O Lord : keep us this day in thy 
fear, and save us for the Redeemer's sake. Amen ! 

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name ; 
thy kingdom come ; thy will be done on earth as it is in 
heaven; give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us 
our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us ; 
and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil ; 
for thine is the kingdom, the power and the glory, for ever. 
Amen. 



OMNISCIENCE OE GOD. 



First Tuesday in the Month. Evening. 



HYMN 11. c. sr. 
Naomi. 

LORD, all I am is known to thee ; 

In Tain my soul would try 
To shun thy presence, or to flee 

The notice of thine eye. 



HYMN 12. s. m. 

TO God, the only wise, 
Our Saviour, and our King, 
Let all the saints below the skies 
Their humble praises bring. 



Thy all-surrounding sight surveys 

My rising and my rest, 
My public walks, my private ways, 

The secrets of my breast. 



'Tis his almighty love, 
His counsel and his care, 
Preserve us safe from sin and death, 
And every hurtful snare. 



My thoughts lie open to thee, Lord, He will present our souls, 
Before they're formed within, Unblemished and complete, 

And ere my lips pronounce the word, Before the glory of his face, 
Thou knowest the sense I mean. With joys divinely great. 

0 wondrous knowledge! deep and To our Redeemer God 

Where can a creature hide? [high: Wisdom with power belongs ; 

Within thy circling arms I lie, Immortal crowns of majesty, 

Beset on every side. And everlasting songs. 

Teacher. The Lord is a God of knowledge, and by him ac- 
tions are weighed. 1 Sam. ii. 3. 

Scholars. All things are naked and open unto the eyes of 
him with whom we have to do. Heb. iv. 13. 

T. Known unto God are all his works from the beginning 
of the world. Acts xv. 18. 

S. God understandeth the way thereof, and he knoweth the 
place thereof. For he looketh to the ends of the earth, and 
seeth under the whole heaven. Job xxviii. 23, 24. 

T. The Lord looketh from heaven ; he beholdeth all the 
sons of men. From the place of his habitation he looketh 
upon all the inhabitants of the earth. Ps. xxxiii. 13, 14. 

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S. The Lord seeth not as man seeth ; for man looketh on 
the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart. 
1 Sam. xvi. 7. 

T. Give to every man according to his ways, whose heart 
thou knowest (for thou, even thou only, knowest the hearts of 
all the children of men) ; that they may fear thee all the days 
that they live. 1 Kings viii. 39, 40. 

S. The Lord search eth all hearts, and understandeth all the 
imaginations of the thoughts : if thou seek him, he will be 
found of thee ; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for 
ever. 1 Chron. xxviii. 9. 

T. O Lord, thou hast searched me, and known me. Thou 
knowest my down-sitting and mine up-rising, thou under- 
standest my thought afar off. Ps. cxxxix. 1, 2. 

S. Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and art 
acquainted with all my ways. Ps. cxxxix. 3. 

T. There is not a word in my tongue, but lo, O Lord, thou 
knowest it altogether. Ps. cxxxix. 4. 

S. Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid thine 
hand upon me. Ps. cxxxix. 5. 

T. Such knowledge is too wonderful for me ; it is high, I 
cannot attain unto it. Ps. cxxxix. 6. 

S. Great is our Lord, and of great power ; his understand- 
ing is infinite. Ps. cxlvii. 5. 

T. Who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of 
kings and Lord of lords ; who only hath immortality, dwell- 
ing in the light which no man can approach unto : whom no 
man hath seen, nor can see ; to whom be honor and power 
everlasting. Amen. 1 Tim. vi. 15, 16. 

S. Oh the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and know- 
ledge of God ! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his 
ways past finding out ! Rom. xi. 33. 

T. Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, 
and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory 
with exceeding joy ; to the only wise God our Saviour, be 
glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. 
Amen. Jude 24, 25. 
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Tit AY EM. 

Glorious Jehovah, Father, Son and Holy Ghost ! Thou 
art the unsearchable and incomprehensible Lord God ! Who 
by searching can find out God ? Who can find out the Al- 
mighty unto perfection ? When we consider thy infinite 
attributes, the wisdom of thy counsels, thy power in creation, 
the mysteries of thy providence, and the wonders of redemp- 
tion, we can but exclaim, Oh the depth of the riches, both of 
the wisdom and knowledge of God ! how unsearchable are his 
judgments, and his ways past finding out ! 

God of Omniscience, thine eyes are upon all the ways of the 
sons of men ; to give every one according to his ways, and 
according to the fruit of his doings. O Thou that searchest 
the heart and triest the reins of the children of men, may 
each one of us feel in his heart, O Lord, thou hast searched 
me and known me ; thou knowest my downsitting and mine 
uprising, thou understandest my thoughts afar off". May the 
solemn truth, Thou God seest me, restrain each of us from 
sin, and lead us to the worship of thy great name in spirit 
and in truth. 

Make us circumspect, O Lord, we beseech thee, not only in 
our actions and in our thoughts, but in our speech also; for 
there is not a word in our tongues, but lo, O Lord, thou 
knowest it altogether. May we seek to conform our lives to 
thy law, and thus ever be thy willing subjects, who art the 
blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings and Lord of 
lords; who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light 
which no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen, 
nor can see; to whom be honor and power everlasting. 
Amen ! 

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name; thy 
kingdom come; thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven ; 
give us this day our daily bread ; and forgive us our trespasses, 
as we forgive those who trespass against us; lead us not into 
temptation, but deliver us from evil ; for thine is the king- 
dom, the power and the glory, for ever. Amen. 



BENEVOLENCE OP GOD. 



First Wednesday in the Month. Morning. 

HYMN 13. c. m. HYMN 14. c. m. 

Jewell. Devon. 
LET every tongue thy goodness speak, JEHOVAH, God, thy gracious power 

Thou sov'reign Lord of all ; [weak, On every hand we see ; 
Thy strength'ning hands uphold the Oh may the blessings of each hour 

And raise the poor that fall. Lead all our thoughts to thee. 

When sorrows bow the spirit down, If on the wings of morn we speed, 
When virtue lies distress'd To earth's remotest bound, 

Beneath the proud oppressor's frown, Thy hand will there our journey lead, 
Thou giv'st the mourner rest. Thine arm our path surround. 

Thou know'st the pains thy servants Thy power is in the ocean deeps, 
Thou hear'st thy children cry; [feel, And reaches to the skies ; 

And their best wishes to fulfill Thine eye of mercy never sleeps, 

Thy grace is ever nigh. Thy goodness never dies 

Thy mercy never shall remove From morn till noon — till latest eve, 

From men of heart sincere : [love Thy hand, 0 God, we see; 

Thou sav'st the souls whose humble And all the blessings we receive, 
Is join'd with holy fear. Proceed alone from thee. 

Teacher. O Lord, thou art good, and doest good ; teach 
me thy statutes. Ps. cxix. 68. 

Scholars. How excellent is thy loving-kindness, O God ! 
therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow 
of thy wings. Ps. xxxvi. 7. 

T. They shall abundantly utter the memory of thy great 
goodness, and shall sing of thy righteousness. Ps. cxlv. 7. 

S. The Lord, the Lord God, merciful and gracious, long- 
suffering and abundant in goodness and truth, keeping mercy 
for thousands, forgiving iniquity, transgression and sin. Ex. 
xxxiv. 6, 7. 

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T. Who redeemeth thy life from destruction ; who crown- 
eth thee with loving-kindness and tender mercies. Ps. ciii. 4. 

S. For the Lord God is a sun and shield : the Lord will 
give grace and glory - no good thing will he withhold from 
them that walk uprightly. Ps. lxxxiv. 11. 

T. I love them that love me ; and those that seek me early 
shall find me. Prov. viii. 17. 

S. The Lord is good unto them that wait for him, to the 
soul that seeketh him. Lam. iii. 25. 

T. Thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; and plen- 
teous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee. 

S. Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: there- 
fore with loving-kindness have I drawn thee. Jer. xxxi. 3. 

T. God is love, and he that dwell eth in love dwelleth in 
God, and God in him. 1 John iv. 16. 

S. Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed 
upon us, that we should be called the sons of God. 1 John 
iii. 1. 

T. Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not 
yet appear what we shall be ; but we know that when he shall 
appear, we shall be like him ; for we shall see him as he is. 
1 John iii. 2. 

S. Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered 
into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared 
for them that love him. 1 Cor. ii. 9. 

T. The Lord is good, his mercy is everlasting, and his 
truth endureth to all generations. Ps. c. 5. 

S. Quicken me, O Lord, according to thy loving-kindness; 
thy word is true from the beginning, and every one of thy 
righteous judgments endureth for ever. Ps. cxix. 159, 160. 

T. Oh that men would praise the Lord for his goodness, 
and for his wonderful works to the children of men ! Ps. cvii. 8. 

S. Blessed be the Lord who daily loadeth us with benefits, 
even the God of our salvation. Ps. lxviii. 19. 

T. Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his 
benefits. Ps. ciii. 2. 

S. Bless thou the Lord, O my soul. Ps. civ. 35. 



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JPBAYEM, 

Creator of the ends of the earth, how manifold are thy 
works ! in wisdom and goodness thou hast made them all. 
Thy hand has garnished the heavens with glory, and decked 
the earth with beauty ; with the sun and the rain thou hast 
clothed the ground with flowers, and caused grass to grow for 
cattle, and corn for the service of man : thou loadest also the 
trees with fruit and fillest the fields with plenty. The eyes 
of all wait upon thee, and thou givest them their meat in due 
season. 

God of benevolence, from whom cometh down every good 
and perfect gift, we thank thee for thy goodness in our crea- 
tion, for thy kindness in our preservation, and for thy com- 
passion in our redemption. We thank thee for the comforts 
of life, for the fulfillment of our innocent hopes and wishes, 
for the blessings of home and country, and for the privileges 
of a free sanctuary and a preached gospel. 

God and guardian of our youth, what shall we render unto 
thee for all thy benefits ? Thou didst give ear to our cry in 
infancy ; thou didst hear our broken utterances, and thy eye 
beheld our tears. In our feebleness thou didst keep our tot- 
tering steps, and in the heedlessness of youth thy preventing 
grace restrained us. When asleep thou hast watched over 
us, when in danger thou hast shielded us, and in sickness 
thou hast snatched us from the grave, and this day we are the 
living to praise thee. Bless us, we beseech thee, in our stu- 
dies and in all our undertakings, and at length bring us to 
thy heavenly kingdom. Amen ! 

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name; 
thy kingdom come ; thy will be done on earth as it is 
in heaven ; give us this day our daily bread ; and forgive 
us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against 
us; lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil; 
for thine is the kingdom, the power and the glory, for ever. 
Amen. 
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MERCY OF GOD. 



First Wednesday in the Month. Evening. 



HYMN 15. c. m. 
lddo. 

MERCY alone can meet my case ; 

For mercy, Lord. I cry : 
Jesus, Redeemer, show thy face 

In mercy, or I die : — 

I perish, and my doom were just ; 

But wilt thou leave me? — No : 
I hold thee fast, my hope, my trust ; 

I will not let thee go. 

Still sure to me thy promise stands, 

And ever must abide : 
Behold i-t written on thy hands, 

And graven in thy side. 

To this, this only will I cleave ; 

Thy word is all my plea ; 
That word is truth, and I believe : — 

Have mercy, Lord, on me. 



HYMN 16. c. m. 
Unity. 

LORD, at thy feet we sinners lie, 
And knock at mercy's door ; 

"With heavy heart and downcast eye, 
Thy favor we implore. 

Without thy grace we sink oppress'd, 
Down to the gates of hell ; 

Oh give our troubled spirits rest, — 
Our gloomy fears dispel. 

'Tis mercy, mercy, now we plead; 

Let thy compassion move; 
Mercy, that led thee once to bleed, 

In tenderness and love. 

In mercy now, for Jesus' sake, 

0 God, our sins forgive ; [break, 

Thy grace our stubborn hearts can 
And, breaking, bid us live. 



Teacher. Oh give thanks unto the Lord, for he is good ; for 
his mercy endureth for ever. Ps. cxviii. 1. 

Scholars. The Lord is long-suffering and of great mercy, 
forgiving iniquity and transgression. Num. xiv. 18. 

T. Thy mercy, O Lord, is in the heavens ; and thy faith- 
fulness reacheth unto the clouds. Ps. xxxvi. 5. 

S. Justice and judgment are the habitation of thy throne : 
mercy and truth shall go before thy face. Ps. lxxxix. 14. 

T. The Lord is gracious, and full of compassion ; slow to 
anger, and of great mercy. The Lord is good to all, and his 
tender mercies are over all his works. Ps. cxlv. 8, 9. 

S. The mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to everlast- 
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ing upon them that fear him, and his righteousness unto 
children's children, to such as keep his covenant, and to 
those that remember his commandments to do them. Ps. ciii. 
17, 18. 

T. Thou art a God ready to pardon, gracious and merciful, 
slow to anger and of great kindness. Neh. ix. 17. 

S. Our God, the great, the mighty and the terrible God, 
who keepest covenant and mercy. Neh. ix. 31. 

T. Thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, and 
gracious, long-suffering and plenteous in mercy and truth. 
Oh turn unto me, and have mercy upon me. Ps. lxxxvi. 15. 

S. Kend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto 
the Lord your God : for he is gracious and merciful, slow to 
anger, and of great kindness. Joel ii. 13. 

T. To the Lord our God belong mercies and forgivenesses, 
though we have rebelled against him. Dan. ix. 9. 

S. Keturn, thou backsliding Israel, saith the Lord ; and I 
will not cause mine anger to fall upon you ; for I am merciful, 
saith the Lord, and I will not keep anger for ever. Jer. iii. 12. 

T. The Lord your God is gracious and merciful, and will 
not turn away his face from you, if ye return unto him. 
2 Chron. xxx. 9. 

S. Who redeemeth thy life from destruction ; who crown- 
eth thee with loving-kindness and tender mercies. Ps. ciii. 4. 

T. The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger and 
plenteous in mercy. He will not always chide ; neither will 
he keep his anger for ever. Ps. ciii. 8, 9. 

S. He hath not dealt with us after our sins ; nor rewarded 
us according to our iniquities. For as the heaven is high 
above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear 
him. Ps. ciii. 10, 11. 

T. Like as a father pitieth his children, so the Lord 
pitieth them that fear him. For he knoweth our frame ; he 
remembereth that we are dust. Ps. ciii. 13, 14. 

S. Eemember, O Lord, thy tender mercies and thy loving- 
kindnesses; for they have been ever of old. Eemember not 
the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions. Ps. xxv. 6, 7. 



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PKAYEIt. 

O Lord God, our heavenly Father, while we reverence 
and magnify thy great and glorious name as the God of crea- 
tion and of providence, we would adore thee as the Lord, the 
Lord God, merciful and gracious, long-suffering and abundant 
in goodness and truth, keeping mercy for thousands, forgiv- 
ing iniquity, transgression and sin. 

We bless thee, we give thanks unto thee, 0 Lord, that 
thou hast not dealt with us according to our sins, nor re- 
warded us according to our iniquities; for as the heaven is 
high above the earth, so great is thy mercy toward them that 
fear thee. 

Like as a father pitieth his children, so the Lord pitieth 
them that fear him, for he knoweth our frame ; he remember- 
eth that we are dust. Remember, O Lord, we beseech thee, 
thy tender mercies and thy loving-kindnesses, for they have 
been ever of old. Remember not the sins of our youth, nor 
the transgressions of our riper years, but pardon all our past 
offences ; take us into covenant with thee, our Father, adopt 
us into the family of thy children, and lead us into the way 
everlasting. 

God of all grace and Father of all our mercies, who re- 
deemeth our life from destruction and crowneth us with lov- 
ing-kindness and tender mercies, we thank thee that thou 
hast prolonged the period of our probation by adding another 
day to our lives. Accept, merciful Father, what we have 
done this day that is right ; pardon, in thine infinite mercy, 
wherein we may have erred or done wrong ; and at last bring 
us to thy everlasting kingdom, for Christ's sake. Amen. 

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name ; 
thy kingdom come ; thy will be done on earth as it is 
in heaven ; give us this day our daily bread ; and forgive 
us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against 
us ; lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil ; 
for thine is the kingdom, the power and the glory, for ever. 



PEOPHEOIES OF CHEXST'S INCAENATION. 



First Thursday in the Month. Morning. 



HYMN 17. s. m. 

Henshaw. 
FATHER, our hearts we lift 

Up to thy gracious throne, 
And thank thee for the precious gift 

Of thine incarnate Son. 

His infant cries proclaim 

A peace 'twixt earth and heaven; 
Salvation, through his only Name, 

To all mankind is given. 

The gift unspeakable 

We thankfully receive, 
And to the world thy goodness tell, 

And to thy glory live. 

May all mankind receive 
The new-horn Prince of peace, 

And meekly in his spirit live, 
And in his love increase. 



HYMN 18. c. m. 
Zerah. 

TO us a child of hope is born, 

To us a Son is given ; 
Him shall the tribes of earth obey, 

Him all the hosts of heaven. 

His name shall be the Prince of peace, 

For evermore adored — 
The Wonderful, the Counselor, 

The great and mighty Lord. 

His power,increasing,still shall spread; 

His reign no end shall know; 
Justice shall guard his throne above, 

And peace abound below. 

To us a child of hope is born ; 

To us a Son is given — 
The Wonderful, the Counselor, 

The mighty Lord of heaven. 



The Seed of the Woman. 

Teacher. And I will put enmity between thee and the 
woman, and between thy seed and her seed ; he shall bruise 
thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel. Gen. iii. 15. 

Scholars. When the fullness of time was come, God sent 
forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law, to re- 
deem them that were under the law, that we might receive 
the adoption of sons. Gal. iv. 4, 5. 

JBorn of a Virgin, 
T. Therefore, the Lord himself shall give you a sign: 
Behold a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call 
his name Immanuel. Isa. vii. 14. 

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S. And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary ; for thou 
hast found favor with God. The Holy Ghost shall come upon 
thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee. 
And behold thou shalt conceive, and bring forth a son, and 
shalt call his name Jesus. He shall be great and shall be 
called the Son of the Highest. Luke i. 30, 31, 32, 35. 

His Name Appointed of God. 

T. And the Gentiles shall see thy righteousness, and all 
kings thy glory ; and thou shalt be called by a new name, 
which the mouth of the Lord shall name. Isa. lxii. 2. 

S. The angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, say- 
ing, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee 
Mary thy wife : for that which is conceived in her is of the 
Holy Ghost. And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt 
call his name JESUS ; for he shall save his people from their 
sins. Matt. i. 20, 21. 

Clirist the Son of God. 

T. I will declare the decree : the Lord hath said unto me, 
Thou art my Son ; this day have I begotten thee. Ps. ii. 7. 

S. And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like 
a dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven, which said, 
Thou art my beloved Son ; in thee I am well pleased. Luke 
iii. 22. 

His Divinity and Humanity. 

T. For unto us a child is born, unto us a Son is given : 
and the government shall be upon his shoulder : and his 
name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, the mighty God, 
the everlasting Father, the Prince of Peace. Isa. ix. 7. 

S. In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was 
with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the be- 
ginning with God. And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt 
among us, and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only- 
begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth. John i. 1, 
2, 14. 



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Almighty Father and God, Maker of heaven and earth, 
we adore thee for thy infinite goodness, that, after thou hadst 
formed the world, thou didst create man in thine own image 
and after thine own likeness. We adore thee for thy com- 
passion that when, by yielding to the tempter, he had sinned, 
and by transgression entailed a curse on his prosperity, thou 
didst not despise nor abandon the work of thy hands, but 
didst provide for his redemption from death and hell by lay- 
ing help upon One that was mighty to save and strong to 
deliver. 

We bless thee for thy infinite condescension that thou didst 
not leave man in the gloom of despair, but didst irradiate the 
darkness of his estate by the light of hope in the promise 
made to the mother of our race, that the seed of the woman 
should bruise the serpent's head. 

We thank thee, O Lord, for that love which, from age to 
age, amidst surrounding gloom, did renew, through thy holy 
prophets and through types and ceremonial institutions, the 
pledge of the world's redemption to inspire man in his pil- 
grimage upon earth with the hopes of immortality in 
heaven. 

Son of God, Redeemer of the world, we bless thy adorable 
name, that, although equal with the Father, thou didst con- 
sent to humble thyself to the form of a servant, and didst take 
upon thee our nature and become incarnate by the Holy 
Ghost of the Virgin Mary, that thou mightest magnify the 
law, and redeem us to God by thy own precious blood, as of a 
lamb without spot or blemish. Descend into our hearts, we 
beseech thee, and fill them with thy grace and with all spir- 
itual gifts, that w r e may be wholly thine, and glorify thee in 
our spirits and our bodies, which are thine. Amen. 

Our Father, w r hich art in heaven, hallowed be thy name ; 
thy kingdom come; thy will be done on earth as it is in 
heaven ; give us this day our daily bread ; and forgive us our 
trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us, etc. 



PBOPHECIES OP CHEIST'S BIETH. 



First Thursday in the Month. Evening. 



HYMN 19. p. m. 
Devon. 

BRIGHT and joyful is the morn, 
For to ns a child is born ; 
From the highest realms of heaven, 
Unto ns a Son is given. 

On his shoulder he shall bear 
Power and majesty, and wear, 
On his vesture and his thigh, 
Names most awful, names most high. 

Wonderful in counsel he, 
Christ, th' incarnate Deity; 
Sire of ages, ne'er to cease ; 
King of kings, and Prince of peace. 

Come and worship at his feet ; 
Yield to him the homage meet ; 
From the manger to the throne, 
Homage due to God alone. 



HYMN 20. s. m. 
Henshaw. 
REJOICE in Jesus' birth,— 

To us a Son is given ; 
To us a Child is born on earth, 

Who made both earth and heaven. 

He reigns above the sky — 

This universe sustains; 
The God supreme, the Lord most high, 

The King Messiah reigns. 

The mighty God is he, 

Author of heavenly bliss; 
The Father of eternity, 

The glorious Prince of peace. 

His government shall grow, 

From strength to strength proceed : 
His righteousness the Church o'errlow, 

And all the earth o'erspread. 



Circumstances of 7iis 'Birth. 

Teacher. I shall see him, but not now : I shall behold him, 
but not nigh : there shall come a Star out of Jacob, and a 
Sceptre shall rise out of Israel. Num. xxiv. 17. 

Scholars. Behold, there came wise men from the East to Je- 
rusalem, saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? 
for we have seen his star in the East, and are come to worship 
him. Matt. ii. 1, 2. 

Time of his Birth, 
T. The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a law- 
giver from between his feet, until Shiloh come ; and unto him 
shall the gathering of the people be. Gen. xlix. 10. 

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FIRST THURSDAY IN THE MONTH. 37 

! S. Now, when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, in 
| the days of Herod the king, behold there came wise men from 
the East to Jerusalem, saying, Where is he that is born King 
! of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the East, and are 
i come to worship him. Matt. ii. 1, 2. 

Place of his Birth, 
T. But thou, Bethlehem Ephrata, though thou be little 
| among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come 
| forth unto me that is to be Euler in Israel ; whose goings forth 
I have been from of old, from everlasting. Mic. v. 2. 
j S. As the angels were gone away from them into heaven, 
the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto 
Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which the 
Lord hath made known unto us. And they came with haste, 
and found Mary and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger. 
Luke ii. 15, 16- 17. 

Offerings to Christ. 
T. They that dwell in the wilderness shall bow before 
him. The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall bring pres- 
ents : the kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts. Ps. lxxii. 
9, 10. 

S. And when they were come into the house they saw the 
young child, with Mary his mother, and fell down and wor- 
shiped him: and when they had opened their treasures they 
presented unto him gifts ; gold and frankincense and myrrh. 
Matt. ii. 11. 

Flight into JEgypt, 
T. When Israel was a child, then I loved him, and called, 
my Son out of Egypt. Hosea xi. 1. 

S. When he arose, he took the young child and his 
mother by night, and departed into Egypt: and was there 
until the death of Herod : that it might be fulfilled which 
was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, Out of Egypt- 
have I called my Son. Matt. ii. 14, 15. 
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JPMAYJSB. 

Our heavenly Father, God of infinite benevolence and 
mercy, we bless and magnify thy name that, in the fullness 
of time, thine only-begotten Son came into the world for the 
renewal of thy lost image — that the Redeemer desired of pat- 
riarchs, foretold of prophets and angels, and foreshadowed by 
types and ceremonies, was at length disclosed in the person 
of the Babe of Bethlehem. 

Most blessed Jesus, Son of the living God, we adore thee, 
we bless and give thanks unto thee, that thou didst stoop 
from thy glory and assume the form of a servant, to repair 
the ruin of our fallen nature by the glory of thine ineffable 
person. Blessed art thou that cometh in the name of the . 
Lord ! Our hearts bid thee welcome ; enter and fill them with 
thine ineffable presence, and ever remain our loved and lov- 
ing Guest. 

Incarnate God and Saviour, who taketh away the sins of 
the world, we look to thee. Mercifully regard us and pardon 
our sins ; give us grace to follow thee who art the way, the 
truth and the life ; teach us to be humble and innocent and 
meek like thee, full of all love and kindness and compassion, 
resigned to thy holy will and conformed to thy divine image, 
that, as we have borne the image of the earthly Adam, we 
may also bear the image of the heavenly. And at last bring 
us to the enjoyment of thyself in heaven, through the merits 
of Him in whose words we would address thee. 

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name ; 
thy kingdom come ; thy will be done on earth as it is in 
heaven ; give us this day our daily bread ; and forgive us 
our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us ; 
and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil ; j 
for thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for I 
ever. Amen. 



PEOPHECTES OP CHEIST'S LINEAGE. 



First Friday in the Month. Morning". 



HYMN 21. p. m. 

Greenland. 
HAIL, to the Lord's anointed, 

Great David's greater Son ! 
Hail, in the time appointed, 

His reign on earth begun! 

The tide of time shall never 

His covenant remove ; 
His name shall stand for ever; 

That name to us is Love. 

He comes to break oppression,— 
To set the captive free ; 

To take away transgression, 
And rule in equity. 

He comes with succor speedy 
To those who suffer wrong; 

To help the poor and needy, 
And bid the weak be strong. 



HYMN 22. p. m. 

Greenland. 
CHRIST shall descend like showers 

Upon the fruitful earth, 
And love and joy, like flowers, 

Spring in his path to birth : 

Before him, on the mountains, 
Shall peace, the herald, go, 

And righteousness, in fountains, 
From hill to valley flow. 

To him shall prayer unceasing, 

And daily vows ascend ; 
His kingdom still increasing — 

A kingdom without end : 

To give them songs for sighing — 
Their darkness turn to light — 

"Whose souls, condemn'd and dying, 
Were precious in his sight. 



Sis Descent from Abraham, 

Teacher, Now the Lord had said unto Abram, In thee 
shall all families of the earth be blessed. Gen. xiii. 1, 3. 

Scholars. That the blessing of Abraham might come on 
the Gentiles through Jesus Christ. Gal. iii. 14. 

Mis Descent from Isaac, 

T. I will perform the oath which I swore unto Abraham 
thy father ; and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth 
be blessed. Gen. xxvi. 3, 4. 

S. Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made. 
He saith not, And to seeds, as of many ; but as of one, And to 
thy seed, which is Christ. Gal. iii. 16. 

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SCRIPTURE MANUAL. 



From Jesse. 

T. And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of 
Jesse, and a branch shall grow out of his roots. And the 
spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom 
and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit 
of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord. Isa. xi. 1, 2. 

S. And again Esaias saith, There shall be a root of Jesse, 
and he that shall rise to reign over the Gentiles, in him shall 
the Gentiles trust. Kom. xv. 12. 

Of the Tribe of Judah, 

T. Moreover he refused the tabernacle of Joseph, and 
chose not the tribe of Ephraim : but chose the tribe of Judah, 
the mount Zion which he loved. Ps. Ixxviii. 67, 68. 

S. For it is evident that our Lord sprang out of Judah ; 
of which tribe Moses spake nothing concerning the priest- 
hood. Heb. vii. 14. 

Christ the Son of David. 

T. Of the increase of his government and peace there 
shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his 
kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and 
with justice from henceforth even for ever. Isa. ix. 7. 

S. He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the 
Highest : and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne 
of his father David. And he shall reign over the house of 
Jacob for ever ; and of his kingdom there shall be no end. 
Luke i. 32, 33. 

Christ the Son of God. 
T. I will declare the decree : the Lord hath said unto 
me, Thou art my Son ; this day have I begotten thee. Ps. 

ii. 7. 

S. And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like 
a dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven, which said, 
Thou art my beloved Son ; in thee I am well pleased. Luke 

iii. 21, 22. 



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PJRJLYEB. 

Almighty God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, we 
adore thine excellent name, that thou didst not leave a lost and 
ruined world without witness, but by the ministry of angels 
and the predictions of holy prophets, didst comfort thine an- 
cient people with the assurances of a coming Messiah in whom 
all the nations of the earth should be blessed. 

We thank thee, O Lord, that for the confirmation of the 
faith of mankind — as well those of the earlier dispensations 
as of us on whom the ends of the world have come — thou 
didst signify beforehand the time and circumstances of the 
appearing of the world's Redeemer, of the seed of Abraham, 
of the tribe of Judah, a Branch of the root of Jesse, the Off- 
spring of David, the Bright and Morning Star, who should be 
called the Son of the Highest, to whom the Lord God should 
give the throne of his father David, of the increase and peace 
of whose government there should be no end. 

Incarnate God and Saviour, we adore thee in the wondrous 
mystery of thine humiliation, in which thou who wast in the 
form of God, didst stoop to assume the form of a servant, and 
wert found in the fashion of a man, to repair the ruins of sin 
by the glories of thy divine Person. In thine infinite benev- 
olence have compassion upon us, grant us ever the influences 
of the Holy Spirit, that we may be raised from the death of 
sin to a life of righteousness, and at last may be crowned with 
immortality in heaven. 

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name; 
thy kingdom come; thy will be done on earth as it is in 
heaven ; give us this day our daily bread ; and forgive us 
our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us ; 
and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil ; 
for thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for 
ever. Amen. 
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PEOPHECIES OP CHKIST'S MINISTET. 



First Friday in the Month. Evening. 

HYMN 23. c. h. HYMN 24. c. h. 

Albert. Howard. 
HARK, the glad sound! the SaviourLET every mortal ear attend, 

The Saviour, promised long; [comes, And every heart rejoice; 
Let every heart prepare a throne, The trumpet of the gospel sounds 
And every voice a song. With an inviting voice. 

He comes, the pris'ner to release, Ho ! all ye hungry, starving souls, 
In Satan's bondage held ; That feed upon the wind, 

The gates of brass before him burst, And vainly strive with earthly toys 
The iron fetters yield. To fill an empty mind — 

He comes, from thickest films of vice Eternal Wisdom hath prepared 
To clear the mental raj 7 , A soul-reviving feast, 

And on the eyes oppress'd with night And bids your longing appetites 
To pour celestial day. The rich provision taste. 

He comes, the broken heart to bind, Ho ! ye that pant for living streams, 

The wounded soul to cure, And pine away and die, [thirst 

And with the treasures of his grace Here you may quench your raging 

T' enrich the humble poor. With springs that never dry. 

Clirist's Forerunner. 

Teacher. Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall 
prepare the way before me : and the Lord, whom ye seek, 
shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the 
covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith 
the Lord of hosts. Mai. iii. 1. 

Scholars. And this is the record of John, when the Jews 
sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, Who art 
thou? He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilder- 
ness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as saith the prophet 
Esaias. John i. 19. 23. 
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FIRST FRIDAY IN THE MONTH. 43 

The Spirit and the Voice at JBaptism. 
j T. Behold my servant, whom I uphold : mine elect, in 
I whom my soul delightetli ; I have put my spirit upon him : 
j he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles. Isa. xlii. 1. 
S. And lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw 
the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon 
him ; and lo, a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved 
Son, in whom I am well pleased. Matt. iii. 16, 17. 

Christ's Preaching, 
T. The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me ; because the 
Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek : 
he hath sent me to bind up the broken-hearted, to proclaim 
liberty to the* captives, and the opening of the prison to them 

: that are bound. Isa, lxi. 1. 

S. And there was delivered unto him the book of the 

I prophet Esaias. And when he had opened the book, he found 

I the place where it was written, The Spirit of the Lord is upon 
me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the 
poor ; he hath sent me to heal the broken-hearted, to preach 
deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the 
blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised. And he began 

j to say unto them, This day is this scripture fulfilled in your 
ears. Luke iv. 17, 18, 21. 

Sis Superior Wisdom. 

T. Therefore behold, I will proceed to do a marvelous work 
among this people, even a marvelous work and a wonder : for 
the wisdom of their wise men shall perish, and the under- 
standing of their prudent men shall be hid. Isa. xxix. 14. 

S. The officers answered, Never man spake like fc this man. 
John vii. 46. And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended 
these sayings, the people were astonished at his doctrine: for 
he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes. 
Matt, vii. 28, 29. 



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Glorious Jehovah, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, three 
persons and one God, we would approach thy throne and 
offer unto thee our evening sacrifice of praise and thanksgiv- 
ing for the goodness and mercy that have crowned another 
day. We would ask thy gracious protection through the 
night. Give us the refreshment of peaceful sleep, and on the 
morning of another day may we awake invigorated for our 
daily duties, and minds resolved to do thy will and glorify 
thee in our souls and our bodies, which are thine. 

Bless to us the portion of thy divine word which we have 
read. May our faith be confirmed and our hearts animated 
as we read the promise and the prediction of the great 
Teacher, who was to come into the world to enlighten the 
darkened minds of the children of men. We thank thee that, 
ages before his advent, by the sure word of prophecy, thou 
didst set forth his glorious character, and the nature of his 
ministry and miracles, all of which was confirmed in the 
temper and affections he exhibited, in the doctrines he taught 
and the deeds of wonder by which he asserted his infinite 
power and Godhead. 

Blessed Jesus, Son of the Father, who art the ineffable 
light of a world darkened by sin and transgression, shine into 
our hearts to give us the light of the glory of God the 
Father. May we ever listen to thy divine counsels and hide 
them in our hearts. Make us pure and holy, meek and 
lowly, and in all things thy loving and obedient disciples. 
Amen. 

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name; 
thy kingdom come ; thy will be done on earth as it is in 
heaven ; give us this day our daily bread ; and forgive us 
our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us; 
and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil ; 
for thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory for 
ever. Amen. 



PEOPHECIES OF OHEIST'S MIEACLES, 



First Saturday in the Month. Morning. 



HYMN 25. c. m. 

Brattle Street. 
OH for a thousand tongues to sing 

My great Redeemer's praise ; 
The glories of my God and King, 

The triumphs of his grace ! 

He breaks the power of cancel'd sin, 

He sets the pris'ner free ; 
His blood can make the foulest clean ; 

His blood avail'd for me. 



HYMN 26. c. m. 
GUM. 

HARK, the glad sound ! the Saviour 
The Saviour promised long ; [comes, 

Let every heart prepare a throne, 
And every voice a song. 

He comes, the prisoners to release, 

In Satan's bondage held ; 
The gates of brass before him burst, 

The iron fetters yield. 



He speaks— and listening to his voice, He comes, from the thickest films of 
New life the dead receive ; To clear the mental ray ; [vice 

The mournful, broken hearts rejoice ; And on the eyes oppressed with night 
The humble poor believe. To pour celestial day. 

Hear him, ye deaf ; his praise, ye dumb, He comes, the broken heart to bind, 
Your loosen'd tongues employ ; The wounded soul to cure, 

Ye blind, behold your Saviour come; And with the treasures of his grace 
And leap, ye lame, for joy. T' enrich the humble poor. 

Christ's Poverty and Neglect. 

T. For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and 
as a root oat of a dry ground : he hath no form nor comeli- 
ness; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we 
should desire him. Isa. liii. 2. 

S. Is not this the carpenter's son ? is not his mother called 
Mary ? and his brethren, James and Joses and Simon and 
Judas? And they were offended in him. Matt. xiii. 56, 57. 

His Miracles. 

Teacher. Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and 
the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped. Then shall the lame 
man leap as an hart, and the tongue of the dumb sing. Isa. 
xxxv. 5, 6. 

Scholars. Jesus answered and said unto them, Go and show 
John again those things which ye do hear and see: the blind 
receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, 

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and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have 
the gospel preached to them. Matt. xi. 4, 5. 

His Rejection by the Jews. 
T. And he shall be for a sanctuary ; but for a stone of 
stumbling, and for a rock of offence to both the houses of Is- 
rael, for a gin and for a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem. 
Isa. viii. 14. 

S. But though he had done so many miracles before them, 
yet they believed not on him : that the saying of Esaias the 
prophet might be fulfilled, which he spake, Lord, who hath 
believed our report ? and to whom hath the arm of the Lord 
been revealed. John xii. 37, 38. 

His Humiliation, 

T. He is despised and rejected of men ; a man of sorrows, 
and acquainted with grief : and we hid as it were our faces from 
him ; he was despised, and we esteemed him not. Isa. liii. 3. 

S. And a certain scribe came, and said unto him, Master, 
I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest. And Jesus saith 
unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have 
nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head. 
Matt. viii. 19, 20. 

Call of the Gentiles. 

T. Arise, shine,. for thy light is come, and the glory of the 
Lord is risen upon thee. For behold, the darkness shall cover 
the earth, and gross darkness the people : but the Lord shall 
arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee. And 
the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the bright- 
ness of thy rising. Isa. lx. 1, 2, 3. 

S. And leaving Nazareth, he came and dwelt in Caper- 
naum, which is upon the sea-coast, in the borders of Zabulon 
and Nephthalim : that it might be fulfilled which was spoken 
by Esaias the prophet, saying, The land of Zabulon and the 
land of Nephthalim, by the way of the sea, beyond Jordan, 
Galilee of the Gentiles : The people which sat in darkness saw 
a great light ; and to them which sat in the region and shadow 
of death, light is sprung up. Matt. iv. 13, 14, 15, 16. 



FIRST SATURDAY IN THE MONTH. 



THAYER. 

Our heavenly Father, Guardian of our lives and Author 
of all our mercies, thy providence has been over us during 
the past night. Thou hast preserved our lives and health ; 
thou hast refreshed our bodies with needful rest, and we would 
appear in thy presence, and encompassing the altar of prayer, 
offer our morning sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving for thy 
continued goodness and mercy toward us. As we are enter- 
ing upon a new day, we would place ourselves under thy 
guardianship, and would invoke thy blessing upon us. Guide 
us, we beseech thee, our heavenly Father, in the path of 
rectitude this day, and grant that we may love and serve 
thee with filial obedience, until we come to thy eternal 
kingdom. 

Our Saviour and God, we bless thee that we have just been 
permitted to read of the miracles of benevolence and mercy, 
by which in the days of thy flesh thou didst assert thy in- 
finite power and Godhead. Thou who didst open the eyes 
of the blind, open the eyes of our understanding to see won- 
drous things in thy law. Thou who didst unstop the ears of 
the deaf, open our ears to the gospel, and grant that we may 
be not only hearers, but doers of thy Word. Thou who didst 
cleanse the leper, and raise the dead, purify our affections, 
and raise us from the death of sin to a life of holiness, and 
at length bring us to an immortality of blessedness with thee 
in heaven. Amen ! 

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name; 
thy kingdom come; thy will be done on earth as it is in 
heaven ; give us this day our daily bread ; and forgive us 
our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us; 
and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil : 
for thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for 
ever. Amen. 



CONSPIEACY AGAINST OHEIST. 



First Saturday in the Month. Evening. 



HYMN 27. s. m. 

Dover. 

THE tilings so long foretold, 

By David are fulfilled, 
When Jews and Gentiles rose to slay 

Jesus, the holy child. 

Why did the Gentiles rage, 
And Jews, with one accord, 

Bend all their counsels to destroy 
The Anointed of the Lord ? 

Rulers and kings agree 

To form a vain design; 
Against the Lord their powers unite, 

Against his Christ to join. 

The Lord derides their rage, 
And will support his throne; 

And be will raise him from the dead, 
And own him for his Son. 



HYMN 28. s. m. 
Bedford. 
WHY did the nations join to slay 

The Lord's anointed Son ? 
Why did they cast his laws away 
And tread his gospel down ? 

The Lord, who sits above the skies, 

Derides their rage below; 
He speaks with vengeance in his eyes, 
And strikes their spirits through. 

Be wise, ye rulers of the earth, 

Obey the anointed Lord ; 
Adore the King of heavenly birth, 

And tremble at his Avord. 

With humble love address his throne; 

For if he frown, ye die ; 
Those are secure, and those alone, 

Who on his grace rely. 



Christ the Good Shepherd. 

Teacher. He shall feed his flock like a shepherd : he shall 
gather the lambs with his arms, and carry them in his bosom, 
and shall gently lead those that are with young. Tsa. xi. 11. 

Scholars. He that entereth in by the door is the shepherd 
of the sheep. To him the porter openeth ; and the sheep hear 
his voice ; and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth 
them out. I am the good shepherd : the good shepherd giv- 
eth his life for the sheep. John x. 2, 3, 11. 

Mis Entry into Jerusalem, 
T. Eejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion : shout, 0 daughter 

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of Jerusalem : behold, thy King cometh unto {hee : he is just, 
and having salvation ; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and 
upon a colt the foal of an ass. Zech. ix. 9. 

S. On the next day, much people that were come to the 
feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem, 
took branches of palm trees, and went forth to meet him, and 
cried, Hosanna : blessed is the King of Israel that cometh in 
the name of the Lord. And Jesus, when he had found a 
young ass, sat thereon ; as it is written, Fear not, daughter of 
Zion : behold thy King cometh, sitting on an ass's colt. John 
xii. 12-15. 

Hatred of Christ, 

T. They that hate me without a cause are more than the 
hairs of my head : they that would destroy me, being mine 
enemies wrongfully, are mighty. Ps. lxix. 4. 

S. Now have they both seen, and hated both me and my 
Father. But this cometh to pass, that the word might be ful- 
filled that is written in their law, They hated me without a 
cause. John xv. 24, 25. 

Conspiracy of the Priests and ttulers. 

T. Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a 
vain thing? Rulers take counsel together against the Lord 
and against his anointed. Ps. ii. 1, 2. 

S. Then assembled together the chief priests, and the 
scribes, and the elders of the people unto the place of the high 
priest, who was called Caiaphas ; and consulted that they 
might take Jesus by subtilty, and kill him. Matt. xxvi. 3, 4. 

Herod and Pontius Pilate. 

T. The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers 
take counsel together, against the Lord, and against his 
anointed, saying, Let us break their hands asunder, and cast 
away their cords from us. Ps. ii. 2. 

S. Of a truth against thy holy child Jesus, whom thou 
hast anointed, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gen- 
tiles, and the people of Israel, were gathered together. Acts 
iv. 27. 

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PKAYJEIt. 

Father, Son and Holy Spirit, three Persons and one God, 
at the close of a week which thou hast crowned with loving-' 
kindness and tender mercy, as we assemble around the altar 
of prayer, give us the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, that our 
coming before thee may be as incense, and the lifting up of 
our hands as the evening sacrifice. Wherein we have en- 
deavored in our actions to have an idea single to thy glory 
during the week that is now drawing to a close, be graciously 
pleased to accept our service ; and wherein we have erred or 
have transgressed thy holy laws, look with compassion upon 
us, we beseech thee, and graciously pardon all our sins, and 
enable us for the future to live conformably to thy will. 

Holy Saviour, impress our hearts with the portions of 
Scripture which we have just read, and grant that, receiving 
thee in thy divine mission to the world, may we exclaim, Ho- 
sanna ! blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord ! 
We rejoice to acknowledge thee as the King of Zion. In the 
divine nature and in thy mediatorial glory, thou art exalted 
not only above earthly princes, but above the principalities 
and powers in heavenly places. Thy name is above every 
name ; for at the name of Jesus every knee shall bow, and 
every tongue confess that thou art Lord, to the glory of God 
the Father. Come, thou Prince of Peace, and reign over us 
thy willing subjects. Amen ! 

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name; 
thy kingdom come; thy will be done on earth as it is in 
heaven ; give us this day our daily bread ; and forgive us our 
trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us ; and 
lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: for 
thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. 
Amen. 



PEOPHECIES OF CHKIST'S AEEEST. 



Second Sunday in the Month. Morning. 

.HYMN 29. l. m. HYMN 30. c. m. 

Windham. Devizes. 
'TIS midnight — and on Olive's brow, JESUS, with all thy saints above 

The star is dimmed that lately shone ; My tongue would bear her part ; 
'Tis midnight — in the garden now Would sound aloud thy saving love, 

The suffering Saviour prays alone. And sing thy bleeding heart. 

'Tis midnight — and from all removed,Bless'd be the Lamb, my dearest Lord, 
Immanuel wrestles lone with fears ; Who bought me with his blood ; 

E'en the disciple that he loved [tears.And quench'd his Father's flaming 
Heeds not his Master's grief and In his own vital flood. [sword 

'Tis midnight — and for others' guilt The Lamb that freed mye*captive soul 
The man of sorrows weeps in blood; From Satan's heavy chains^ ; 

Yet he that hath in anguish knelt And sent the lion down to howl 
Is not forsaken by his God. Where hell and horror reigns. 

'Tis midnight — and from ether plains All glory to the dying Lamb, 
Is borne the song that angels know ; And never-ceasing praise ! 

Unheard by mortals are the strains While angels live to know his name, 
That sweetly soothe the Saviour's woe. Or saints to feel his grace. 

His Heaviness in the Garden. 

Teacher. I am full of heaviness ; and I looked for some to 
take pity, but there was none ; and for comforters, but I found 
none. Ps. lxix. 20. 

Scholars. And he took with him Peter, and the two sons 
of Zebedee, and began to be sorrowful and very heavy. Matt, 
xxvi. 37. 

His Agony in the Garden. 

T. My soul is full of trouble, and my life draweth nigh 
unto the grave. Isa. lviii. 3. 

S. Then saith he unto them, My soul is exceedingly 
sorrowful, even unto death : tarry ye here, and watch with 
me. Matt. xxvi. 38. 



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His Resignation. 

T. Burnt-offering and sin-offering hast thou not required. 
Then said I, Lo, I come : in the volume of the book it is 
written of me, I delight to do thy will, O my God. Ps. xl. 6-8. 

S. He fell on his face and prayed, saying, O my Father, 
if it be possible, let this cup pass from me ; nevertheless, not 
as I will, but as thou wilt. Matt. xxvi. 39. 

Betrayal by a Disciple, 

T. Yea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I- trusted, 
which did eat of my bread, hath lifted up his heel against me. 
Ps. xli. 9. 

S. I speak not of you all : I know whom I have chosen ; 
but that the scripture may be fulfilled, He that eateth bread 
with me, hath lifted up his heel against me. John xiii. 18. 

Trice of Betrayal. 

T. And I said unto them, If ye think good, give me my 
price; and if not, forbear. So they weighed for my price 
thirty pieces of silver. Zech. xi. 12. 

S. Then one of the twelve, called Judas Iscariot, went 
unto the chief priests, and said unto them, What will ye give 
me, and I will deliver him unto you? And they covenanted 
with him for thirty pieces of silver. Matt. xxvi. 14, 15. 

A. Disciple Knowinr/ his Retreat. 

T. For it was not an enemy that reproached me ; then I 
could have borne it : neither was it he that hated me that did 
magnify himself against me ; then would I have hid myself 
from him: but it was. thou, a man mine equal, my guide and 
mine acquaintance. Ps. lv. 12, 13. 

S. And Judas also, which betrayed him, knew the place : 
for Jesus ofttimes resorted thither with his disciples. John 
xviii. 2. 

Betrayed with Words of Affection and a Kiss. 

T. The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but 
war was in his heart: his words were softer than oil, yet were 
they drawn swords. Ps. lv. 20, 21. 

S. And forthwith he came to Jesus, and said, Hail Master; 
and kissed him. Matt. xxvi. 49. 



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FRAYJER. 

O Lord God, our heavenly Father, we would encompass 
the altar of prayer, in our great Kedeemer's name, on the 
first day of the week — that hallowed day on which the 
Saviour rose triumphant from the grave, despoiling the powers 
of darkness, and bringing light and immortality to light. 
Prepare our hearts to receive the truth this day, and graiU 
that the ministry of the Word may be abundantly blessed to 
each one of them, and that* we may make a Sabbath day's 
journey toward our heavenly inheritance. 

Most merciful God and Father, impress upon our hearts 
the portions of Scripture which we have just read. We adore 
and magnify thy great and excellent name, that thou didst 
raise up among thy ancient people prophets in whom the 
spirit of grace and wisdom was manifested, when they testi- 
fied beforehand the sufferings of Christ and the glory that 
should follow. We bless thee that not only unto thy Israel 
of old, but unto us also did they minister, by their prophecies, 
the things that are now reported unto us by the preaching of 
the gospel with the Holy Ghost sent down from heaven. 

Like the blessed Saviour, may we be resigned to the divine 
will, and bear with patient endurance the sorrows of life. 
Oh forbid that for riches or honors or the vain pleasures of 
this world we should ever betray our Lord and Master, but 
may we adhere to him through evil and through good report, 
and at last be deemed worthy to receive the crown of glory 
which Christ the righteous Judge shall give us in that day. 
'Amen ! 

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name; 
thy kingdom come ; thy will be done on earth as it is in 
heaven ; give us this day our daily bread ; and forgive us 
our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us ; 
and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil : for 
thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. 
Amen. 
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PROPHECIES OF CHKIST'S TEIAL. 



Second Sunday in the Month. Evening. 



HYMN 31. c. m. 

THE eyes that slept on Olive's brow 

Are opened but to weep ; 
For smitten is the Shepherd now, 

And scattered are the sheep. 

Before his creature as his Judge 
The great Creator stands, 

Blindfolded his omniscient eyes, 
Bound his almighty hands. 

Meekly the charges false he hears 

Of witnesses untrue ; 
And Roman soldier's buffet bears, 

And scoffing of the Jew. 



HYMN 32. p. m. 

WAKE against my Shepherd, sword, 
'Gainst my fellow, saith the Lord ; 
Smite the Shepherd, smite for me, 
And the sheep shall scattered be. 

See the Saviour where he stands, 
Veiled his eyes and bound his hands — 
Eyes that all things do behold ; 
Hands that framed the heavens of old. 

Meek before his creature's bar, 
Buffeted by men of war, 
Scoffed at by the scornful Jew, — 
Come, the great Creator view! 



For thee, my soul, the scorn he bore, 'Twas for thee he bore the scorn, 

For thee endured the shame, 'Twas for thee his flesh was torn ; 

And died to save thee evermore: 0 my soul, thy Saviour see, 

Oh bless his holy name ! Live for him that died for thee. 

Forsdhen of his Disciples. 
Teacher. Awake, O sword, against my Shepherd, and 
against the man that is my fellow, saith the Lord of hosts. 
Smite the Shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered. Zech. 
xiii. 7. 

Scholars. Bat all this was done that the scriptures of the 
prophets might be fulfilled. Then all the disciples forsook 
him and fled. And they that laid hold on Jesus, led him 
away to Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the 
elders were assembled. Matt. xxvi. 56, 57. 
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J I is Teaching not in Secret* 

T. For thus saith the Lord that created the heavens; God 
himself that formed the earth and made it; he hath established 
it, he created it not in vain, he formed it to be inhabited : I 
am the Lord ; and there is none else. I have not spoken in 
secret, in a dark place of the earth. Isa. xlv. 18, 19. 

S. The high priest then asked Jesus of his disciples, and 
of his doctrine. Jesus answered him, I spake openly to the 
world ; I ever taught in the synagogue, and in the temple, 
whither the Jews always resort; and in secret have I said 
nothing. John xviii. 19, 20. 

Smitten at the Sigh Priest's, 
I T. I gave my back to the smiters, and my cheeks to them 
| that plucked off the hair. Isa. 1. 6. 

S. And when he had thus spoken, one of the officers which 
stood by, struck Jesus with the palm of his hand, saying, 
Answerest thou the high priest so ? John xviii. 22. 

Christ's Appeal. 
T. O my people, what have I done unto thee? and wherein 
have I wearied thee ? testify against me. Mic. vi. 3. 
! S. Jesus answered him, If I have spoken evil, bear witness 
\ of the evil : but if well, why smitest thou me ? John xviii. 23. 

False Witnesses. 

T. False witnesses did rise up ; they laid to my charge 
things that I knew not. Ps. xxxv. 11. 

S. For many bare false witness against him, but their 
witness agreed not together. Mark xiv. 56. 

TJie Huffeting and Spitting. 

T. I gave my back to the smiters, and my cheeks to them 
that plucked off the hair : I hid not my face from shame and 
spitting. Isa. 1. 6. 

S. Then did they spit in his face and buffeted him ; and oth- 
ers smote him with the palm of the hand, saying, Prophesy unto 
us, thou Christ, who is he that smote thee ? Matt. xxvi. 67, 68. 

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O Lord our God, we would approach a throne of grace, 
not because we are worthy, but because thou art merciful. 
We come, not in our own name, but in the name of the great 
Shepherd and Bishop of our souls, to offer our sacrifice of 
praise and thanksgiving for the mercies and privileges which 
we have this day enjoyed. Give to them thy blessing, and 
grant, we beseech thee, that they may minister not to our 
condemnation, but to our salvation in time and in eternity. 
Mercifully watch over us this night, and preserve us from all 
evil, and enable us to spend the week upon which we have 
entered to thy honor and glory. 

We bless and give thanks unto thee, our Father and God, 
that in the sure word of prophecy which we have read, we 
Have seen distinctly announced, ages before their occurrence, 
all the leading circumstances that preceded the great sacrifice 
of the Son of God for the sins of a ruined world — his rejec- 
tion by the Jews, his sorrows in the garden, his betrayal by a t 
kiss, his abandonment by his disciples, his contumely at the 
high priest's, in the judgment-hall of Pilate, the buffeting I 
and scourging, and the bearing of his cross up the steeps of \ 
Calvary. Holy Spirit of Grace, seal these things to the con- , 
firmation of our faith. 

Blessed Jesus, thou suffering Son of God ; whose heart was | 
full of compassion and mercy to the children of men, may 
the remembrance of all that thou hast done and suffered 
melt our hearts to tenderness and fill them with gratitude to 
thee for thy inestimable love. Help us to evince our grati- 
tude to thee by obeying thy laws and walking in thy ways. i J 
Give us grace to imitate thy blessed example in all things — | 
thy active benevolence, thy meekness under provocation, thy 
forgiveness of injuries, thy patience in affliction and thy per- f 
feet resignation to thy Father's will — that, living and suffer- 
ing with thee upon earth, we may reign with thee in heaven. 
Amen ! 

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed, etc. 



PEOPHEOIES OF OHEIST'S CONDEMNATION, 



Second Monday in the Month. Morning. 

HYMN 33. c. m. HYMN 34. c. m. 

Lisbon. Unity. 

BEHOLD, where, in a mortal form, OH for a heart to praise my God, 

Appears each grace divine ! A heart from sin set free — 

The virtues, all in Jesus met, A heart that always feels thy blood, 

With mildest radiance shine* So freely spilt for me — 

'Mid keen reproach, and cruel scorn, A heart resign'd, submissive, meek, 
Patient and meek he stood : My great Redeemer's throne ; 

His foes, ungrateful, sought his life ; Where only Christ is heard to speak, 
He labored for their good. Where Jesus reigns alone. 

In the last hour of deep distress, Oh for a lowly, contrite heart, 
Before his Father's throne, Believing, true and clean ; 

With soul resigned, he bowed and said, Which neither life nor death can part 
" Thy will, not mine, be done !" From Him that dwells within — 

Be Christ our pattern and our guide ; A heart in every thought renew'd, 
His image may we bear: And full of love divine ; 

Oh, may we tread his holy steps, Perfect and right, and pure and good, 
His joy and glory share! A copy, Lord, of thine. 

Sis Meekness. 

Teacher. He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet lie 
opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaugh- 
ter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he opened 
not his mouth. Isa. liii. 7. 

Scholars. And when they had bound him, they led him 
away to Pontius Pilate the governor. And when he was ac- 
cused of the chief priests and elders, he answered nothing. 
Then saith Pilate unto him, Hearest thou not how many 
things they witness against thee? And he answered him to 
never a word ; insomuch that the governor marveled greatly. 
Matt, xxvii. 2, 12, 13, 14. 

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Guiltless of Offence. 

T. They that are mine enemies, and would destroy me 
guiltless are mighty. Ps. lxix. 4. 

S. Pilate therefore went forth again, and saith unto them, 
Behold, I bring him forth to you, that ye may know that I 
find no fault in him. John xix. 4. 

The Scourging. 

T. But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was 
bruised for our iniquities ; the chastisement of our peace was 
upon him ; and with his stripes we are healed. Isa. liii. 5. 

S. Then Pilate therefore took Jesus, and scourged him. 
And the soldiers platted a crown of thorns, and put it on his 
head, and they put on him a purple robe, and said, Haii, 
King of the Jews ! John xix. 1, 2, 3. 

Christ smitten with a Hod. 

T. Now gather thyself in troops, O daughter of troops : he 
hath laid siege against us; they shall smite the Judge of Is- 
rael with a rod upon the cheek. Mic. v. 1. 

S. And when they had platted a crown of thorns, they put 
it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand. And they spit 
upon him, and took the reed, and smote him on the head. 
Matt, xxvii. 28, 29, 30. 

lied from Judgment to Crucifixion. 

T. He was.taken from prison and from judgment : and who 
shall declare his generation ? for he was cut off out of the land 
of the living. Isa. liii. 8. 

S. And the soldiers led him away into the hall, called 
Pretorium ; and they called together the whole band. And 
when they had mocked him, they took off the purple from him, 
and led him out to crucify him. Mark xvi. 16, 20. 

Christ Bearing his Cross. 

T. Surely he hath borne our grief, and carried our sor- 
rows : yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God and 
afflicted. Isa. lii. 4. 

S. And he bearing his cross went forth into a place 
called the place of a skull, which is called in the Hebrew, Gol- 
gotha. John xix. 17. 



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Father of our spirits and God of all grace, we, the living 
monuments of thy mercy, would draw nigh unto thee to re- 
turn our grateful acknowledgments for thy fatherly protection 
for the past night. During its hours the eyes of many have 
been closed in death, but thou hast graciously permitted us to 
behold the light of another day. Open the eyes of our under- 
standing, that we may see wonderful things in thy law. Open 
the eyes of our souls, that they may receive the beams of the 
Sun of Righteousness. Assist us in the duties and preserve 
us from the temptations of the day, and conform us in all 
things to thy will. 

God of infinite compassion, we thank thee for the portion 
of the word which we have just read, and adore thee that, 
in thine infinite compassion, thou didst devise a plan for the 
restoration of the world from the curse of a broken covenant. 
We bless thee for thy matchless benevolence toward our 
guilty race, that thou didst not permit man, when fallen, to 
remain in the darkness of despair, but didst comfort him by 
the immediate promise of a Saviour to come, and in the insti- 
tution of sacrifice at the gates of Eden, by the shedding of 
blood didst typify the great sacrifice of the Son of God for the 
sins of the whole world. Enable us to receive him as our 
Saviour, and to love and serve him upon earth that we may 
reign with him in heaven. 

All glory and honor be to thee, O Lord Jesus Christ, the 
Judge of quick and dead, who wast condemned and declared 
worthy of death, that thou mightest, by thy unjust condemna- 
tion, absolve us from that of which we are justly guilty. 
Grant us grace to avoid all unjust suspicions or evil reports 
of others, and to bear patiently, and without bitterness, false 
judgments against ourselves. Keep us ever in the way of 
holiness, that we may not be condemned at thy tribunal in 
the great judgment-day. Amen. 

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name ; thy 
kingdom come ; thy will be done on earth, etc. 



PKOPHEOIES OP CHKIST'S OEUOIFIXION. 



Second Monday in the Month. Evening. 

HYMN 35. l. m. HYMN 36. c. m. 

Valentia. Bolton. 

EXTENDED on a cursed tree, MY God, my God, why leav'st thou 

Cover' d with dust and sweat and When I with anguish faint ? [me, 

See there, the King of glory see! [blood, Oh, why so far from me removed, 

Sinks and expires the Son of God. And from my loud complaint? 

Who,who, my Saviour, this hath done? Lo ! I am treated like a worm, 
Who could thy sacred body wound ? Like none of human birth ; 

No guilt thy spotless heart hath known, Not only by the great reviled, 
No guile hath in thy lips been found. But made the rabble's mirth. 

I, I alone have done the deed ; With laughter all the gazing crowd 

'Tis I thy sacred flesh have torn ; My agonies survey ; 

My sins have caused thee,Lord,to bleed, They shoot the lip, they shake the 

Pointed the nail, and fixed the thorn. And thus deriding say : [head, 

My Saviour, how shall I proclaim, " In God he trusted, boasting oft 

How pay the mighty debt I owe? That he was Heaven's delight ; 

Let all I have, and all I am, Let God come down to save him 

Ceaseless, to all thy glory show. And own his favorite." [now. 

His Crucifixion. 

Teacher. For dogs have compassed me : the assembly of 
the wicked have enclosed me : they pierced my hands and 
my feet. Ps. xxii. 16. 

Scholars. And when they were come to the place which is 
called Calvary, there they crucified him. Luke xxiii. 33. 

Crucified of the Jews. 

T. And one shall say unto him, What are these wounds 
in thy hands ? Zech. xiii. 6. 

S. Then he shall answer, Those with which I was wounded 
in the house of my friends. Zech. xiii. 6. 

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The Two Thieves, 

| T. Therefore will I divide him a portion with the great, 

| and he shall divide the spoil with the strong, because he hath 

\ poured out his soul unto death, and he was numbered with 

1 the transgressors. Isa. liii. 12. 

' S, And with him they crucified two thieves, the one on 

| his right hand, and the other on his left. Mark xv. 27. 

Prays for his Enemies, 

T. He bore the sins of many, and made intercession for the 
trangressors. Isa. liii. 12. 

S. Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them, for they know 
not what they do. John xix. 34. 

The Scoffing and Shaking of Heads, 
T. All they that see me laugh me to scorn : they shoot out 

the lip, they shake the head. Ps. xxii. 7. 

S, And they that passed by, reviled him, wagging their 

heads. Matt, xxvii. 39. 

His Trust in God Hidiculed, 

T. They shake the head, saying, He trusted on the Lord 
that he would deliver him ; let him deliver him, seeing he 
delighted in him. Ps. xxii. 7, 8. 

S. Likewise also the chief priests mocking him, with the 
scribes and elders, said, He saved others ; himself he cannot 
save. If he be the King of Israel, let him now come down 
from the cross, and we will believe him. He trusted in God ; 
let him deliver him now if he will have him : for he said, I 
am the Son of God. Matt, xxvii. 41, 42, 43. 

The Hailing of the TJiieves, 
T. But in mine adversity they rejoiced, and gathered 
themselves together; yea, the abjects gathered themselves 
together against me. Ps. xxxv. 15. 

S. The thieves also which were crucified with him, cast 
the same in his teeth. Matt, xxvii. 44. 
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Almighty and eternal God, our Creator, Preserver and 
bountiful Benefactor, we would thank thee for all the mani- 
festations of thy loving-kindness to our lost and ruined world, 
but especially for the inestimable gift of thy Son and Saviour. 
We adore thee for thy infinite condescension, that when man 
had sinned thou didst comfort him with the promise of a res- 
toration to thy favor, that the seed of the woman should 
bruise the serpent's head, and didst institute sacrifice as a 
type of the offering of the Lamb of God for the sins of the 
world. 

We thank thee, our Father and God, that, in the acceptance 
of each victim offered before the law of Moses, and of each 
sacrifice under the law, as well as by sacrificial types and 
shadows, and by the words which holy men of God were 
moved of the Holy Ghost to speak of a coming Saviour, in 
the Prophets and in the Psalms, thou didst renew the pledge 
of the world's redemption, and set forth the great atonement, 
which in due time was made for the sins of our fallen race, 
by the sufferings and death of the Son of God. 

Holy and immaculate Lamb of God, who takest away the 
sins of the world, we bless and give thanks unto thee for thy 
infinite love and condescension to guilty man. We adore the 
riches of thy mercy, that thou didst become an oblation for 
sin, and, as the sacrifice of the whole world upon the altar of 
the cross, didst bleed and die to reconcile us to -an offended 
God. Son of the Father, by thy suffering life and dying 
love constrain our hearts to love and serve thee, and to live 
for thee upon earth that we may reign with thee in heaven. 
Thou hast been with us this day ; watch over us during the 
night, and save us, for the Eedeemer's sake. Amen. 

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name ; thy 
kingdom come ; thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven ; 
give us this day our daily bread ; and forgive us our trespasses, 
as we forgive those who trespass against us ; and lead us not 
into temptation, but deliver us fron evil ; for thine, etc. 



PEOPHEOIES OF CHKIST'S DEATH. 



Second Tuesday in the Month. Morning. 

HYMN 37. l. m. HYMN 38. p. m. 

Dresden. Alton. 
HE dies ! the Friend of sinners dies ! FROM the cross uplifted high, 
Lo ! Salem's daughters weep around ; Where the Saviour deigns to die, 
A solemn darkness veils the skies, What melodious sounds we hear 
A sudden trembling shakes the ground. Bursting on the ravish'd ear: 

Love's redeeming work is done — 
Come, saints, and drop a tear or two Come and welcome, sinner, come ! 
For Him who groan'd beneath your load; 

He shed a thousand drops for you,— Sprinkled now with blood the throne, 
A thousand drops of richer blood. Wh y beneath thy burdens groan ? 

i On his pierced body laid, 



Justice owns the ransom paid; 
Bow the knee, embrace the Son — 
Come and welcome, sinner, come! 



Here's love and grief beyond degree 
The Lord of glory dies for man! 
But lo ! what sudden joys we see : 
Jesus, the dead, revives again. gpread for thee? the festal board 

See with richest bounty stored; 
The rising God forsakes the tomb To thy Father's bosom press'd, 
(In vain the tomb forbids his rise) ; Thou shalt be a child confess'd, 
Cherubic legions guard him home, Never from his house to roam: 
And shout him welcome to the skies. Come and welcome, sinner, come ! 

The Sorrow of the Virgin, 
Teacher. Yea, a sword shall pierce through thy own soul 
also; that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed. 
Luke ii. 35. 

Scholars. Now there stood by the cross of Jesus, his mother, 
and his mother's sister, Mary, the wife of Cleophas, and Mary 
Magdalene. John xix. 25. 

Mis Friends A.far Off. 

T. My lovers and my friends stand aloof from my sore ; 
and my kinsmen stand afar off. Ps. xxviii. 11. 

S. ' And all his acquaintance, and the women that followed 
him from Galilee, stood afar off, beholding these things. Luke 
xxiii. 49. 

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Tlie JS^oonday Darkness. 

T. In that day, saith the Lord God, I will cause the sun 
to go down at noon, and I will darken the earth in the clear 
day. Amos viii. 6. 

S. And it was about the sixth hour, and there was a dark- 
ness over all the earth until the 'ninth hour. And the sun 
was darkened, and the veil of the temple was rent in the 
midst. Luke xxiii. 44, 45. 

Christ Forsaken of the Father* 
T. My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? why 
art thou so far from helping me ? Ps. xxii. 1. 

S. At the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, 
Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? which is, being interpreted, 
My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me ? Mark xv. 34. 

The Stupefying Mixture. 

T. They gave me also gall for my meat ; and in my thirst 
they gave me vinegar to drink. Ps. lxix. 21. 

S. And some of them that stood by said, Behold, he calleth 
Elias. And one ran and filled a sponge full of vinegar, and 
put it on a reed, and gave him to drink. Matt. xv. 35, 36. 

His Dying Cry. 

T. Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and 
thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end 
of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring 
in everlasting righteousness. Dan. ix, 24. 

S. When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he 
said, It is finished : and he bowed his head and gave up the 
ghost. John xix. 30. 

Sis Death. 

T. Therefore will I divide him a portion with the great, 
and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he hath 
poured out his soul unto death. Isa. liii. 12. 

S. And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he said, 
Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit : and having 
said thus, he gave up the ghost. Luke xxiii. 46. 



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JPBAYJEJR. 

Almighty and everlasting Jehovah, we adore and bless 
thee for thy infinite benevolence, that when man by sin had 
rendered himself obnoxious to temporal death, thou didst not 
suffer him to fall into the pains of death eternal, but didst 
devise means for his recovery from guilt and for final restora- 
tion to thy favor, by providing a Saviour who, made a little 
lower than the angels, for the suffering of death was crowned 
with glory and honor, that by the grace of God he should 
taste death for every man. 

We praise and give thanks unto thee, O Lord, that by the 
ministry of angels, and by the mouths of holy prophets, and 
by types and ceremonies under the law, thou didst comfort 
those of the earlier dispensations with the promise of a 
Messiah who should restore all things ; and we bless thee, O 
Lord, that all that angels announced, all that the law pre- 
figured, and that the prophets had foretold, was consum- 
mated, and the effects of Adam's sin annulled, when the 
dying Son of God upon the summit of Calvary cried, "It is 
finished I" and his rising body forsook the tomb of Joseph of 
Arimathea. 

All praise and honor be unto thy name, most merciful 
Redeemer, for thy boundless love and infinite condescension. 
Melt our hearts into tenderness and contrition and love at 
the remembrance of all thy sufferings. By thine agony and 
bloody sweat, by thy cross and passion, by. thy precious death 
and burial, by thy glorious resurrection and ascension, and by 
the coming of the Holy Ghost, deliver us from all our spiritual 
enemies, and bring us to thy heavenly kingdom. Amen ! 

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name ; 
thy kingdom come ; thy will be done on earth as it is in 
heaven ; give us this day our daily bread ; and forgive us our 
trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us ; and 
lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil : for 
thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. 
Amen. 

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PEOPHECIES OF (HEIST'S BTIEIAL. 



Second Tuesday in the Month. Evening. 



HYMN 39. c. m. 



HYMN 40. c. m. 



Ephesus. Fountain. 
WHY do we mourn for dying friends, MY grateful soul shall bless the Lord, 

Or shake at death's alarms? Whose precepts give me light; 

Tis bat the voice that Jesus sends, And private counsel still afford 

To call them to his arms. In sorrow's dismal night. 



"Why should we tremble to convey 
Their bodies to the tomb? 

There once the flesh of Jesus lay, 
And left a long perfume. 



I strive each action to approve 

To his all-seeing eye ; 
No danger shall my hopes remove, 

Because he still is nigh. 



The graves of all his saints he blest, Therefore my heart all grief defies, 
And soften'd every bed: My glory does rejoice ; 

Where should the dying members rest My flesh shall rest, in hope to rise, 
But with their dying Head? Waked by his powerful voice. 



Thence he arose, ascending high, 
And show'd our feet the way : 

Up to the Lord our flesh shall fly 
At the great rising day. 



Thou, Lord, when I resign my breath, 
My soul from hell shalt free; 

Nor let thy Holj" One in death 
The least corruption see. 



His Bones not JBroken. 

Teacher. He keepeth all his bones; not one of them is 
broken. Ps. xxxiv. 20. 

Scholars. Then came the soldiers, and brake the legs of 
the first, and of the other which was crucified with him. But 
when they came to Jesus, and saw T that he was dead already, 
they brake not his legs. These things w r ere done that the 
scripture should be fulfilled, A bone of him shall not be 
broken. John xix. 32, 33, 36. 

Piercing his Side, 
T. And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the 
inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplica- 



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tions. And they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, 
and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only 
son, and shall be in bitterness for him as one that is in bitter- 
ness for his first-born. Zech. xii. 10. 

S. But one of the soldiers with a spear pierced his side, 
and forthwith came thereout blood and water. John xix. 34. 

His Side Pierced daring the Darkness. 

T. It shall be one day, which shall be known to the Lord, 
not day nor night ; but it shall come to pass that at evening 
time it shall be light. And it shall be in that day that living 
waters shall go out from Jerusalem. Zech. xiv. 7, 8. 

S. But one of the soldiers with a spear pierced his side, 
and forthwith came thereout blood and water. John xix. 34. 

Parting of his Garments. 

T. They part my garments among them, and cast lots 
upon my vesture. Ps. xxii. 18. 

S. Then the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took 
his garments, and made four parts, to every soldier a part; 
and also his coat: now the coat was without seam, woven from 
the top throughout. They said therefore among themselves, 
Let us not rend it, but cast lots for it whose it shall be : that 
the scripture might be fulfilled, which saith, They parted my 
raiment among them, and for my vesture they did cast lots. 
John xix. 23, 24. 

His JBurial. 

T. And he made his grave with the wicked, and with the 
rich in his death ; because he had done no violence, neither 
was any deceit in his mouth. Isa. liii. 9. 

S. And behold, there was a man named Joseph, a coun- 
selor, and he was a good man, and a just. This man went 
unto Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus. And he took it 
down and wrapped it in linen, and laid it in a sepulchre that 
was hewn in stone, wherein never man before was laid. Luke 
xxiii. 50, 51, 53. 



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Heavenly Father, thou hast graciously watched over us 
during another day, and at its close we would be found wor- 
shiping thee. Bless to our edification the passages of Scrip- 
ture which we have just read, and give us to feel our obliga- 
tions to thee for thy infinite love in the gift of the Saviour of 
the world. 

Adored for ever be thy excellent name, O Jesus, Friend of 
sinners, for thy condescension in assuming our nature and 
suffering in our stead. Thou wast obedient unto death, even 
the death of the cross, and for our sakes descended into the 
grave, that thou mightest fulfill all the conditions of our 
humanity and sanctify the resting-place of the saints. As 
thou didst rise from the tomb of Joseph of Arimathea, raise 
our souls from the death of sin to a life of righteousness, that 
we may reign at last with thee in heaven. 

We thank thee, O God, for the mercies of another day ; for 
thy divine protection, for life, health, the exercise of reason 
and the necessaries and comforts which we have enjoyed, but, 
above all, for the gift of the Saviour and for the hopes of 
pardon and eternal life through his sufferings and death. 

Fulfill in our experience this night that promise : The 
Lord is thy keeper ; the Lord is thy shade on thy right hand. 
He shall preserve thee from all evil; he will preserve thy 
soul. Teach us to consider sleep as an emblem of death, and 
in the prospect of our change may we flee to Jesus, the Con- 
queror of death. For his sake accept our evening sacrifice, 
and bring us at last to heaven. Amen ! 

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name ; 
thy kingdom come; thy will be done on earth as it is in 
heaven ; give us this day our daily bread ; and forgive us 
our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us ; 
and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: 
for thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for 
ever. Amen. 



PKOPHECIES OP CHKIST'S ASCENSION, 



Second Wednesday in the Month. Morning. 



HYMN 41. l. m. 

Dresden. 

HERE'S love and grief beyond degree ! 

The Lord of glory dies for man ! 
But lo ! what sudden joys we see : 

Jesus, the dead, revives again. 

The rising God forsakes the tomb 
(In vain the tomb forbids his rise); 

Cherubic legions guard him home, 
And shout him welcome to the skies. 



HYMN 42. l. m. 
Brooklyn. 
I KNOW that my Redeemer lives — 
What joythe blessed assurance gives! 
He lives, he lives, who once was dead; 
He lives, my everlasting Head ! 

He lives, to bless me with his love ; 
He lives, to plead for me above ,• 
He lives, my hungry soul to feed ; 
He lives, to help in time of need. 



Break off your tears, ye saints, and tell He lives, and grants me daily breath; 

How high your great Deliv'rer reigns; He lives, and I shall conquer death ; 
Sing how he spoiled the hosts of hell, He lives, my mansion to prepare ; 

And led the monster Death in chains. He lives, to bring me safely there. 

Say, Live for ever, wondrous King! He lives, all glory to his Name; 

Born to redeem, and strong to save; He lives, my Saviour, still the same ; 
Then askthemonster,Where's thy sting? What joy the blest assurance gives! 
And,Where's thyvict'ry,boasting grave?I know that my Redeemer lives. 

His Resurrection. 

Teacher. Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory re- 
joiceth : my flesh also shall rest in hope. For thou wilt not 
leave my soul in hell ; neither wilt thou suffer thy Holy One 
to see corruption. Ps. xvi. 10. 

Scholars. Men and brethren, let me freely speak unto you 
of the patriarch David, that he is both dead and buried, and 
his sepulchre is with us unto this day. Therefore being a 
prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to 
him, that of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, he 
would raise up Christ to sit on his throne; he, seeing this be- 
fore, spake of the resurrection of Christ, that his soul was not 
left in hell, neither did his flesh see corruption. Acts ii. 29, 
30, 31. 

Resurrection of the Saints. 
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shall they arise. Awake and sing, ye that dwell in dust : for 
thy dew is as the dew of herbs, and the earth shall cast out 
the dead. Isa. xxvi. 19. 

S. And the earth did quake, and the rocks rent ; and the 
graves were opened, and many bodies of the saints which slept 
arose ; and came out of the grave after his resurrection. Matt, 
xxvii. 51, 52, 53. 

The Hope of a Future Resurrection, 

T. I know that my Redeemer liveth, and that he shall 
stand at the latter day upon the earth. And though after my 
skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God. 
Job xix. 25, 26. 

S. Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection and the life : 
he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he 
live: and whosoever liveth, and believeth in me, shall never 
die. John xi. 25, 26. 

His Ascension. 

T. Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led captivity 
captive : thou hast received gifts for men. Ps. Ixviii. 18. 

& And he led them out as far as to Bethany : and he lifted 
up his hands, and blessed them. And it came to pass, while 
he blessed them, he was parted from them, and carried up into 
heaven. Luke xxiv. 50, 51. 

Descent of the Holy Ghost. 

T. And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour 
out my spirit upon all flesh ; and your sons and your daugh- 
ters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your 
young men shall see visions .* and also upon the servants and 
upon the handmaids in those days will I pour out my Spirit. 
Joel ii. 28, 29. 

S. And suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a 
rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they 
were sitting. And there appeared unto them cloven tongues 
like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them. And they were 
all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other 
tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance. Acts ii. 2, 3, 4. 



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O Lord, our Creator and Preserver, we desire in the name 
of Jesus, our divine Mediator, to approach thy gracious 
presence, under a lively sense of thy goodness and mercy 
during the past night, and to implore thy blessing and 
guidance this day. 

We thank thee, O Lord, for the talents thou hast given us. 
Thou hast given us reason and immortal natures. Thou hast 
given us the Word of life, a preached gospel, the ordinances 
of religion, as well as time and opportunity for moral and 
mental improvement. Holy Spirit, may we so occupy and 
improve these talents that when our Lord shall come to us 
at death, we may hear his welcome voice, Well done, good 
and faithful servants, enter into the joy of your Lord. 

Heavenly Father, bless to our hearts the great truths which 
we have just read of the resurrection and ascension of the 
Son of God. Our adorable Saviour, who didst burst the bonds 
of death, and rise in unutterable majesty and ascend to the 
right hand of the Father, grant us by the power of thy resur- 
rection to rise from all sins and death of the soul, and serve 
thee in newness of life, so that on the day of the general resur- 
rection our flesh may rise to glory and we eternally rejoice 
with thee in soul and body. Amen ! 

By thine agony and bloody sweat ; by thy cross and passion ; 
by thy precious death ; by thy glorious resurrection and 
ascension ; and by the coming of the Holy Ghost — good Lord, 
deliver us. Amen ! 

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name; 
thy kingdom come; thy will be done on earth as it is in 
heaven ; give us this day our daily bread ; and forgive us our 
trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us ; and 
lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: for 
thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. 
Amen. 



GODHEAD AND HUMANITY OF OHEIST. 



Second Wednesday in the Month. Evening. 



HYMN 43. l. m. HYMN 44. p. m. 

Cleaveland. Snowfield. 
TO us a child of royal birth, HARK ! the herald angels sing, 

End of the promises, is given ; Glory to the new-born King ; 

The Invisible appears on earth — Peace on eartb, and mercy mild; 

The Son of man, the God of heaven. God and sinners reconciled. 



A Saviour born, in love supreme, 



Joyful all ye nations rise — 



He comes, our fallen souls to raise; Join the triumphs of the skies ; 



The Christ, by raptured seers foretold, Christ, by highest heaven adored — 
Fill'd with the Holy Spirit's power, Christ, the everlasting Lord; 

Prophet and Priest and King behold, Veil'd in flesh the Godhead see; 
And Lord of all the world adore. Hail, incarnate Deity ! 

The Lord of hosts, the God most high, Hail the heaven-born Prince of peace! 

Who quits his throne,on earth to live, Hail the Sun of righteousness ! 
With joy we welcome from the sky, Light and life to all he brings, 

With faith into our hearts receive. Risen with healing in his wings. 

Teacher, God, who at sundry times and in divers manners 
spake in times past unto the fathers by the prophets, hath in 
these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath ap- 
pointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds. 



Heb. i. 1, 2. 

Scholars. Who being the brightness of his glory, and the 
express image of his person, and upholding all things by the 
word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, 
sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high. Heb. i. 3. 

T. In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was 
with God, and the Word was God. John i. 1. 



He comes, his people to redeem, 
With all his plenitude of grace. 



With angelic hosts proclaim, 
Christ is born in Bethlehem. 



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S. And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, 
and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only-begotten of 
the Father, full of grace and truth. John i. 14. 

T. He received from God the Father, honor and glory, 
when there came such a voice to him from the excellent glory, 
This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. 2 Pet. 
i. 17. 

S. Unto us a child is born, unto us a Son is given, and the 
government shall be upon his shoulder ; and his name shall 
be called Wonderful, Counselor, The Mighty God, The Ever- 
lasting Father, The Prince of Peace. Isa. ix. 6. 

T. All things were made by him ; and without him was 
not anything made that was made. John i. 3. 

S. And thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foun- 
dation of the earth ; and the heavens are the works of thy 
hands. Heb. i. 10. 

T. At the name of Jesus every knee shall bow, of things 
in heaven and things in earth, and things under the earth ; 
and every tongue shall confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to 
the glory of God the Father. Phil. ii. 10, 11. 

S. Jesus answered them, my Father worketh hitherto, and 
I work. Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, be- 
cause he not only had broken the Sabbath, but said also that 
God was his Father, making himself equal with God. John 
v. 17, 18. 

T. Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ 
Jesus ; who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery 
to be equal with God. Phil. ii. 5, 6. 

S. But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him 
the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men.. 
Phil. ii. 7. 

T. He was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that 
ye through his poverty might be rich. 2 Cor. viii. 9. 

S. For verily he took not on him the nature of angels ; but 
he took on him the seed of Abraham. Heb. ii. 16. 

T. For in that he himself hath suffered, being tempted, he- 
is able to succor them that are tempted. Heb. ii. 18. 
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PRAYER. 

Most merciful and gracious Lord, our God and Father in 
Christ, we adore thee for thy benevolence in creating us, and 
thy matchless condescension in creating us in thine own 
image ; and when sin had defaced the likeness which thine 
own hands had impressed, we magnify and bless thy name 
that thou didst give thine only-begotten and well-beloved 
Son for the redemption of man and the restoration of thy lost j 
image. God of benevolence, as thou didst not spare thy only 
Son, but delivered him up for us all, we approach thee in , 
humble confidence, that with him thou wilt also freely give 
us all things. We beseech thee pardon our sins and make 1 
us ever thy faithful servants. 

Blessed Jesus, we adore and magnify thy name for thy 
infinite benevolence and condescension. Our Creator, Lord 
and Protector, thou didst humble thyself to become our Re- 
deemer, Companion and Brother. The Son of God, co-equal 
and co-eternal with the Father, thou didst become the son of 
man, that we might be made the sons of God, and wast born I 
after the flesh, that we might be born after the Spirit. The 
Lord of all things, thou didst become poor that we through j 
thy poverty might be made rich ; and in thy birth and in thy 
death didst vouchsafe to be made a partaker of our humanity 
and mortality, that we, through thy glorious resurrection and | 
ascension, might be partakers of thy divinity and eternity. 

Blessed Jesus, we acknowledge thee our Immanuel. As i 
God, thou art our Redeemer — thou didst offer unto the Father 
a perfect sacrifice for sin ; as man, thou hast exhibited unto all i 
believers a perfect example of holiness and obedience. Trans- 
form us, adorable Saviour, into thy divine image, conform us I 
to thy blessed example, and bring us all to thine everlasting 1 
kingdom in heaven. 

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name ; thy 
kingdom come ; thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven ; 
give us this day our daily bread ; and forgive us our tres- 
passes, as we forgive those who trespass against us, etc. 



4 



CHEIST AS EEDEEMEE. 



Second Thursday in the Month. Morning. 



HYMN 45. c. m. HYMN 46. s. m. 

Franklin. Hoffman. 
PLUNGED in a gulf of dark despair, OUR sins on Christ were laid; 

We wretched sinners lay, He bore the mighty load ; 

Without one cheering beam of hope, Our ransom-price he fully paid 

Or spark of glimm'ring day. In groans and tears and blood. 

With pitying eyes the Prince of peace To save a world he dies ; 

Beheld our helpless grief; Sinners, behold the Lamb! 

He saw, and (0 amazing love!) To him lift ^p your longing eyes ; 

He flew to our relief. Seek mercy in his name. 



Down from the shining seats above, 
With joyful haste he fled ; 

Enter'd the grave in mortal flesh, 
And dwelt among the dead. 

Ob for this love let rocks and hills 
Their lasting silence break; 

And all harmonious human tongues 
The Saviour's praises speak. 



Pardon and peace abound ; 
He will your sins forgive; 

Salvation in his name is found- 
He bids the sinner live. 

Jesus, we look to thee : 
Where else can sinners go? 

Thy boundless love shall set us free 
From wretchedness and woe. 



Teacher. The Redeemer shall come to Zion, and unto them 
that turn from transgression in Jacob, saith the Lord. Isa. 
lix. 20. 

Scholars. This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all ac- 
ceptation, that Christ J esus came into the world to save sinners. 
1 Tim. i. 15. 

T. When we were enemies we were reconciled to God by 
the death of his Son. Rom. v. 10. 

S. Who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us 
from this present evil world. Gal. i. 4. 

T. It pleased the Father, that in him should all fullness 
dwell, and having made peace through the blood of his cross, 
by him to reconcile all things to himself. Col. i. 19. 

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S. When the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his 
Son, made of a woman, made under the law, to redeem them 
that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption 
of sons. Gal. iv. 4. 

T. He gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from 
all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zeal- 
ous of good works. Tit. ii. 14. 

S. We are justified freely, by his grace, through the re- 
demption that is in Jesus Christ. Bom. iii. 24. 

T. But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made 
unto us wisdom and righteousness, and sanctification and re- 
demption. 1 Cor. i. 30. 

S. He was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised 
for our iniquities, the chastisement of our peace was upon him, 
and with his stripes are we healed. Isa. liii. 6. 

T. Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with 
corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conver- 
sation received by tradition from your fathers ; but with the 
precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and 
without spot. 1 Pet. i. 18, 19. 

S. By his own blood he entered in once into the holy place, 
having obtained eternal redemption for us. Heb. ix. 12. 

T. Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, 
being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every 
one that hangeth on a tree. That the blessing of Abraham 
might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ : that we 
might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith. Gal. ii. 
13, 14. 

S. Thou art worthy : for thou wast slain, and hast re- 
deemed us to God by thy blood, out of every kindred and 
tongue, and people and nation. Rev. v. 9. 

T. Grace be to you, and peace from God the Father, and 
from our Lord Jesus Christ. Gal. i. 3. 

S. Who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver 
us from this present evil world, according to the will of God 
and of our Father : to whom be glory for ever and ever. 
Amen. Gal. i. 4, 5. 



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PMAYJER. 

God, the Father, Son and Holy Ghost, three persons and 
one God — thou art the God of our redemption. We adore the 
wisdom which devised the plan of our salvation, the love 
which accomplished its execution and the grace which applies 
it", benefits. Aliens from God, slaves to sin and under the 
curse of a broken law — thousands of silver and gold could not 
ransom us, nor the cattle upon a thousand hills atone for our 
guilt ; yet, glory be to the name of God, thou didst pity our 
race in its lost estate, and say, " Deliver from going to the pit, 
for I have found a ransom ;" and didst send thy Son who bore 
our sins in his own body upon the tree, and having put away 
sin by the sacrifice of himself, hath obtained eternal redemp- 
tion for us. Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus 
Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in 
heavenly places in Christ; in whom we have redemption 
through his blood, the forgiveness of sins according to the 
riches of his grace, wherein he hath abounded toward us in all 
wisdom and prudence. 

Blessed Jesus, Redeemer of the world, have mercy upon us, 
miserable sinners ! Lamb of God, who takest away the sins 
of the world, purify our hearts from the defilement of sin ; 
sprinkle us with hyssop and we shall be clean ; wash thou us 
and we shall be whiter than snow. Impart thyself to us in all 
thy sacred influences and blessings, and be to us wisdom, and 
righteousness, and sanctification, and complete redemption. 
May we ever be of the number of thy faithful followers upon 
earth, and when our pilgrimage is ended, may we join that 
innumerable company which no man can number and unite 
in the song, " Worthy is the Lamb, for thou wast slain and 
hast redeemed us to God out of every kindred, and tongue, 
and people, and nation, and hast made us unto our God, king3 
and priests." Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be 
thy name; thy kingdom come; thy will be done on earth as 
it is in heaven ; give us this day our daily bread ; and forgive 
us our trespasses as we forgive those that trespass, etc. 
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OHEIST AS SAVIOUR. 



Second Thursday in the Month. Evening. 

HYMN 47. s. m. HYMN 48. l. m. 

TJiatcMr. Clinton. 

JESUS, thou Source divine, JESUS, and shall it ever he, 

Whence hope and comfort flow, — A mortal man ashamed of thee ? 

Jesus, no other name than thine Ashamed of thee, whom angels praise, 

Can save from endless woe. "Whose glories shine through endless 

[days. 

None else will heaven approve: Ashamed of Jesus! — that dear Friend, 

Thou art the onl} 7 way, On whom my hopes of heaven depend : 

Ordain'd by everlasting love, No ! — when I blush, be this my shame, 

To realms of endless day. That I no more revere his name. 

Here let our feet abide, Ashamed of Jesus ! — yes I may, 

Nor from thy path depart: When I've no guilt to wash away; 

Direct our steps, thou gracious Guide ! No tear to wipe, no good to crave, 
And cheer the fainting heart. No fears to quell, no soul to save. 

Safe through this world of night, Till then — nor is my boasting vain — 

Lead to the blissful plains — Till then I boast a Saviour slain ; 

The regions of unclouded light, And, oh may this my glory be — 

Where jo} 7 for ever reigns. That Christ is not ashamed of me. 

Teacher. The Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the 
world. 1 John iv. 14. 

Scholars. For the Son of man is come to save that which is 
lost. Luke xviii. 11. 

T. This is . a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, 
that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners. 1 Tim. 
i. 15. 

S. Our Saviour, Jesus Christ, hath abolished death, and 
brought life and immortality to light. 2 Tim. i. 10. 

T. Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost 
that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make 
intercession for them. Heb. vii. 25. 
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S. For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to 
God by the death of his Son ; much more, being reconciled, 
we shall be saved by his life. Rom. v. 10. 

T. Fear not, for behold, I bring you good tidings of great 
joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this 
day, in the city of David, a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. 
Luke ii. 10, 11. 

S. Him hath God. exalted with his right hand to be a 
Prince and a Saviour, to give repentance to Israel, and for- 
giveness of sins. Acts v. 31. 

T. Of this man's seed hath God, according to his promise, 
raised unto Israel a Saviour, Jesus. Acts xiii. 23. 

S. Thou shalt call his name Jesus, for he shall save his 
people from their sins. Matt. i. 21. 

T. He will swallow up death in victory; and the Lord 
God will wipe away tears from off all faces ; and the rebuke 
of his people shall he take away from off all the earth. Isa. 
xxv. 8. 

S. And it shall be said in that day, Lo, This is our God ; 
we have waited for him, and he will save us : this is the Lord; 
we have waited for him, we will be glad and rejoice in his 
salvation. Isa. xxv. 9. 

T. The Son of man is not come to destroy men's lives, but 
to save them. Luke ix. 56. 

S. And if any man hear my words, and believe not, I 
judge him not : for I came not to judge the world, but to save 
the world. John xii. 47. 

T. We believe that through the grace of the Lord Jesus 
Christ we shall be saved. Acts xv. 11. 

S. Our conversation is in heaven, from whence we look for 
the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ. Phil. iii. 20. 

T. Grace, mercy and peace from God the Father, and the 
Lord Jesus Christ our Saviour. Tit. i. 4. 

S. To the only wise God, our Saviour, be glory and ma- 
jesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen ! 
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JPMAYEM. 

Ouk Father and God, we adore thee for thy benevolence in 
our creation, and for thy matchless mercy in our redemption. 
We bless thee that thou didst send thy Son to be the propitia- 
tion for the sins of a lost and ruined world. We praise and 
give thanks unto thee, that after his humiliation and death, 
thou hast highly exalted him to be a Prince and a Saviour, to 
give repentance unto Israel and remission of sins, and hast 
given him a name which is above every name, that at the 
name of Jesus, every knee should bow, of things in heaven, 
and things in earth, and things under the earth, and every 
tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory 
of God the Father. 

Blessed Jesus, our once suffering but now risen and exalted 
Saviour, we adore thee in thy divine perfections, prerogatives 
and glory ; we praise and give thanks unto thee for all that 
thou hast done and suffered to purchase our salvation. In 
the language of just men made perfect in heaven, we would 
sing, " Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, 
and riches, and strength, and honor, and glory, and blessing." 
We come to thee, compassionate Saviour, as our Paschal 
Lamb, and laying the hand of faith upon thy blessed head, 
confess our iniquity, and entreat forgiveness through thy most 
precious blood. Like the leper, we come kneeling, and say, 
"Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make us clean." Lord Jesus, 
make us clean ; sprinkle us with hyssop, and we shall be 
clean ; wash thou us and we shall be whiter than snow. As 
thou wast crucified for us, may we be crucified unto the world, 
and the world unto us; as thou hast died for sin, may we die 
daily unto sin, and live unto righteousness, and be changed 
into thy divine image, from glory to glory, as by the spirit of 
the Lord. 

We thank thee for the blessings of this day ; preserve us 
during the night, and save us for Christ's sake. Our Father, 
who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name ; thy kingdom 
come ; thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven, etc. 



OHEIST AS MEDIATOR. 



Second Friday in the Month. Morning. 



HYMN 49. c. m. 

Irish. 

WITH joy we meditate the grace 
Of our High Priest above ; 

His heart is made of tenderness, 
His bowels melt with love. 

Touch'd with a sympathy within. 
He knows our feeble frame ; 



HYMN 50. s. m. 
Lane. 

LORD, how shall sinners dare 
Look up to thine abode ? 

Or offer their imperfect prayer 
Before a holy God ? 

Bright terrors guard thy seat, 
And glories veil thy face ; 



He knows what sore temptations mean, Yet mercy calls us to thy feet, 
For he hath felt the same. And to thy throne of grace. 



He, in the days of feeble flesh, 
Pour'd out strong cries and tears, 

And in his measure feels afresh 
What every member bears. 



My soul, with cheerful eye 

See where thy Saviour stands — 

The glorious Advocate on high, 
With incense in his hands. 



He'll never quench the smoking flax, Teach my weak heart, 0 Lord, 
But raise it to a flame; With faith to call thee mine ; 

The bruised reed he never breaks, Bid me pronounce the blissful word- 
Nor scorns the meanest name. Father — with joy divine. 



Teacher. There is one God, and one Mediator between God 
and man, the man Christ Jesus. 1 Tim. ii. 5. 

Scholars. Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem 
us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar 
people, zealous of good works. Titus ii. 14. 

T. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the 
Father, Jesus Christ the righteous. 1 John ii. 1. 

S. And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours 
only, but also for the sins of the whole world. 1 John ii. 2. 

T. He entered into heaven itself, now to appear in the 
presence of God for us. Heb. ix. 24. 

S. For if he were on earth, he should not be a priest, 
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seeing chat there are priests that offer gifts according to the 
law. Heb. viii. 4. 

T. But now hath he obtained a more excellent ministry, 
by how much also he is the mediator of a better covenant, 
which was established upon better promises. Heb. viii. 6. 

S. That he might be a merciful and faithful High Priest 
in things pertaining to God, to make reconciliation for the 
sins of the people. Heb. ii. 17. 

T. But Christ being come a high priest of good things to 
come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made 
with hands, that is to say, not of this building. Heb. ix. 11. 

S. Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his 
own blood, he entered in once into the holy place, having 
obtained eternal redemption for us. Heb. ix. 12. 

T. For if the blood of bulls and of goats, and the ashes 
of a heifer sprinkling the unclean, sanctifieth to the purifying 
of the flesh. Heb. ix. 13. 

S. How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through 
the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge 
your conscience from dead works to serve the living God? 
Heb. ix. 14. 

T. And for this cause he is the mediator of the new testament, 
that by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions 
that were under the first testament, they which are called might 
receive the promise of eternal inheritance. Heb. ix. 15. 

S. Wherefore he is able to save them to the uttermost that 
come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make inter- 
cession for them. Heb. vii. 25. 

T. For such a high priest became us, who is holy, harm- 
less, undefiled, separate from sinners, and made higher than 
the heavens. Heb. vii. 26. 

S. Who needeth not daily, as those high priests, to offer 
up sacrifice first for his own sins, and then for the people's : 
for this he did once, when he offered up himself. Heb. vii. 27. 

T. Seeing then that we have a great High Priest, that is 
passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold 
fast our profession. Heb. iv. 14. 



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Almighty and eternal Jehovah ! conscious of our un worthi- 
ness and our sinfulness, we would approach thy throne in 
humble reliance upon the atonement and intercession of Jesus, 
the mediator of the new covenant, for the acceptance of our 
persons and the answer of our prayers. We adore thy name, 
that there is one Mediator between God and man, Jesus Christ, 
the righteous, who being made a High Priest of good things 
to come, has entered the holy place, not by the blood of goats 
and calves, but by his own precious blood, and having put 
away sin by the sacrifice of himself, has obtained eternal re- 
demption for us, and is set down at the right hand of the 
Majesty on high ; wherefore he is able to save them to the 
uttermost that come unto him, seeing he ever liveth to make 
intercession for them. 

Blessed Jesus ! we acknowledge thee in all thy offices and 
adore thee in all thy graces. As our Prophet, thou dost teach 
us — for thou art the way, the truth and the life. As our mer- 
ciful and faithful High Priest in things pertaining to God, 
thou hast made atonement for the sins of the whole world. 
As our King, thou art seated on thy mediatorial throne upon 
the holy hill of Zion. May we ever be found sitting at thy 
feet and learning of thee to be meek and lowly in heart ; may 
we, through faith, be made partakers of the atonement in thy 
blood ; and ever be the faithful, obedient subjects of thy heav- 
enly kingdom. 

We thank thee, O Lord, for thy merciful protection during 
the past night, and we would implore thy blessing and direc- 
tion this day. Give us grace to discharge the duties of the 
day, with patience to endure its trials, and with fortitude to 
overcome its temptations — and at last, with all the redeemed, 
bring us to the enjoyment of thyself in heaven. Grant us, we 
beseech thee, the answer of these our petitions, and the pardon 
of our sins, through our Divine Mediator. Our Father, who 
art in heaven, hallowed be thy name; thy kingdom come; 
thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven, etc. 



GOD'S LOVE IN THE GIPT OF CHEIST, 



Second Friday in the Month. Evening. 



HYMN 51. c. u. 

Uphesus. 

FATHER, to thee my soul I lift ; 

My soul on thee depends : 
Convinced that every perfect gift 

From thee alone descends. 

Mercy and grace are thine alone, 
And power and wisdom too : 

Without the Spirit of thy Son 
We nothing good can do. 

We cannot speak one useful word, 
One holy thought conceive, 

Unless, in answer to our Lord, 
Thyself the blessing give. 



HYMN 52. s. if. 

GREAT God, accept a heart 
That pants to sing thy praise ; 

Thou who without beginning art. 
And without end of days: 

Thy goodness is display'd, 
On all thy works impress'd; 

Thou lovest all thy hands have made, 
But man thou lovest best. 

Gracious art thou to all 

Who truly turn to thee; 
Oh hear me then for pardon call, 

And show thy grace to me. 



His blood demands the purchased Through mercy reconciled. 

His blood's availing plea [grace, For Jesus 1 sake forgiven : 
Obtained the help for all our race, Receive, 0 Lord, thy favor'd child. 

And sends it down to me. To sing thy praise in heaven. 

Teacher. The Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the 
world. 1 John iv. 14. 

Scholars. God sent his only-begotten Son into the world, 
that we might live through him. 1 John iv. 9. 

T, Burnt- offering and sin-offering hast thou not required. 
Then said I. Lo. I come : in the volume of the book it is 
written of me, I delight to do thy will, O my God : yea, thy 
law is within my heart. Ps. xl. 6, 7, 8. 

S. I have preached righteousness in the great congregation : 
lo, I have not refrained my lips, O Lord, thou knowest. Ps. xl. 9. 

T. When the fullness of time had come, God sent his 
Son, made of a woman, made under the law, to redeem them 
that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption 
of sons. Gal. iv. 4. 
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S. For it pleased the Father, that in him should all full- 
ness dwell ; and, having made peace through the blood' of 
his cross, by him to reconcile all things unto himself. Col. 
i. 19, 20. 

T. For God so loved the world, that he gave his only- 
begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not 
perish, but have everlasting life. John iii. 16. 

S. Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he 
loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins. 
1 John iv. 10. 

T. In this was manifested the love of God toward us, be- 
cause that God sent his only-begotten Son into the world, that 
we might live through him. 1 John iv. 9. 

8. If God so loved us, we ought also to love one another. 
1 John iv. 11. 

T. The God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, 
give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the 
knowledge of him. Eph. i. 17. 

S. Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus 
Christ, which, according to his abundant mercy, hath be- 
gotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrecticn of 
Jesus Christ from the dead. 1 Pet. i. 3. 

T. Blessed be the. God and Father of our Lord Jesus 
Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in 
heavenly places in Christ. Eph. i, 3. 

S. In whom we have redemption through his blood, the 
forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace. 
Eph. i. 7. 

T. Of which salvation the prophets have inquired and 
searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace that should 
come unto you. 1 Pet. i. 10. 

S. Searching what, or what manner of time the Spirit of 
Christ which was in them did signify, when it testified before- 
hand the sufferings of Christ, and the glory that should follow. 
1 Pet. i. 11. 

T. Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable gift. 2 Cor. 
ix. 15. 
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PRAYER. 

Almighty and eternal Jehovah! who art the King of 
kings and Lord of lords, the heavens declare thy glory, and 
the earth is full of thy riches. Thou art clothed with honor 
and majesty ; we adore thee in the displays of thy power and 
grandeur. Thou art glorious in holiness; we adore thee in 
the infinite purity of thy character. But we magnify thee, O 
Lord, that thou art not only the Mighty God whose name is 
Holy, but that thou art also the God of Love. 

We thank thee for all the manifestations of thy loving kind- 
ness, but especially for the gift of thy dear Son, our Saviour. 
Thou hast loved us with more than a parental affection. 
When we lay under the curse of a broken law, when there 
was no eye to pity us, nor arm to save, thou didst remember 
us in our low estate and wast pleased to lay help upon One that 
was mighty to save and strong to deliver. Thou didst send 
thy Son into the world, not to condemn the world, but that 
the world through him might be saved. We bless thee that 
thou hast also commended thy love to us, in that while we 
were yet sinners, Christ died for the ungodly. Thanks be unto 
the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ for his unspeak- 
able gift. 

God of all grace, who hast so loved us as to give thine only- 
begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not 
perish, but have everlasting life, give unto us thy servants 
that faith which will enable us to receive him fully in his 
divine character and offices, that he may be to us wisdom, 
righteousness, sanctification and complete redemption. May 
we make him our only refuge, walk in him as our way, and fol- 
low him as our guide, that, transformed into his divine image, 
we may be like him at his appearing, and so be ever with the 
Lord. Amen ! Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be 
thy name ; thy kingdom come ; thy will be done on earth as 
it is in heaven ; give us this day our daily bread ; and forgive 
us our trespasses as we forgive those that trespass again>t us 
and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil, etc. 



BENEFITS OP THE GIFT OP CHRIST. 



Second Saturday in the Month. Morning. 



HYMN 53. s. m. 

St. Tlivmas. 
WHAT majesty and grace 
Through all the gospel shine ! 



HYMN 54. c. m. 

Delight. 

THY ceaseless, unexhausted love, 
Unmerited and free, 



Tis God that speaks, and we confess Delights our evil to r emove, 
The doctrine most divine. Ana helps our misery. 



Down from his throne on high 
The mighty Saviour comes. 

Lays his bright robes of glory by, 
And feeble flesh assumes. 



Thou waitest to be gracious still ; 

Thou dost with sinners bear ; 
That, saved, we may thy goodness feel, 

And all thy grace declare. 



The debt that sinners owed Thy goodness and thy truth to me, 

Upon the cross he pays : [God To every soul abound ; 

Then through the clouds ascends to A vast, unfathomable sea, 

'Midst shouts of loftiest praise. Where all our thoughts are drown'd. 



There our High Priest appears 
Before his Father's throne ; 

Mingles his merits with our tears, 
And pours salvation down. 



Its streams the whole creation reach, 

So plenteous is the store ; 
Enough for all, enough for each, 

Enough for evermore. 



Teacher. There shall be a fountain opened to the house of 
David and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, for sin and for 
uncleanness. Zech. xiii. 1. 

Scholars. Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that 
he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our 
sins. 1 John iv. 10. 

T. Christ loved the Church, and gave himself for it, that 
he might sanctify and cleanse it. Eph. v. 25. 

S. Not by works of righteousness which we have done, 
but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of 
regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost. Tit. iii. 5. 

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from which they could not be justified by the law of Mores. 
Acts xiii. 39. 

S. Being justified by faith, we have peace with God, 
through our Lord Jesus Christ. Rom. v. 1. 

T. The grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared 
to all men. Tit. ii. 11. 

S. Unto every one of us is given grace according to the 
measure of the gift of Christ. Eph. iv. 7. 

T. The grace of God, and the gift by grace, which is by 
one man, Jesus Christ, hath abounded unto many. Rom. v. 15. 

S. Of his fullness have we all received, and grace for 
grace. John i. 16. 

T. GoO se.it his only-begotten Son into the world that we 
might live through him. 1 John iv. 9. 

S. In him was life, and the life was the light of men. 
John i. 4. . 

T. For the life was manifested, and we have seen it, and 
bear witness, and show unto you that eternal life which was 
with the Father, and was manifested unto us. 1 John i. 2. 

S. He that hath the Son hath life, and he that hath not 
the Son of God hath not life. 1 John v. 12. 

T. Lord, to whom shall we go ? thou hast the word of 
eternal life. John v. 68. 

S. Jesus saith, I am the way, and the truth and the life; 
no man cometh unto the Father but by me. John xiv. 6. 

T. Whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give 
him, shall never thirst, but the water that I shall give him 
shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting 
life. John iv. 14. 

S. I am the living bread, which came down from heaven : 
. if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever. John 
vi. 51. 

T. Labor not for the meat that perisheth, but for that 
meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of 
man shall give unto you. John vi. 27. 

S. Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable gift. 2 Coi. 
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JPKA.Y3EM. 

Adorable and blessed Jehovah, thou art infinitely glorious 
in thy majesty and power, as displayed in creation, and infi- 
nitely gracious in thy condescension and mercy, as exhibited 
in th^ work of redemption. When we think of thy majesty 
and holiness, and our own unworthiness and guilt, we are 
filled with profound self-abasement. When we remember thy 
compassion and grace in the gift of the world's Redeemer, we 
would approach thy throne with thankfulness and joy — we 
would take the cup of salvation, and offer thee the sacrifice of 
thanksgiving, and call upon the name of the Lord : Blessed 
be the Lord God of Israel, for he hath visited and redeemed 
his people, and hath raised up an horn of salvation in the 
house of his servant David ! 

W T hile we mourn that the wages of sin is death, we would 
rejoice that the gift of God is eternal life through our Lord 
Jesus Christ, in whom we have forgiveness of sins according 
to the riches of his grace — who of God is made unto us wis- 
dom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption. 
O Lord, as thou hast not spared thine only Son, but freely 
given him up for us all, may we have confidence that with 
him thou wilt give us all things. As it has pleased thee that 
in him should all fullness dwell, may we with faith approach 
our divine treasury, and receive of his fullness, and grace for 
grace, until we are filled with all the fullness of God and 
made meet for his heavenly kingdom. 

Blessed Jesus ! we are lost, but thou art for salvation- to the 
ends of the earth. We are weak, but help is laid upon one 
that is mighty. We are poor and needy, but thou hast the 
unsearchable riches. We are blind and ignorant, but in thee 
are the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. Be thou our 
wisdom, and riches, and strength, and salvation. Thanks be 
unto God for his unspeakable gift ! Our Father, who art in 
heaven, hallowed be thy name ; thy kingdom come ; thy will 
be done on earth as it is in heaven ; give us this day our daily 
bread ; and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those, etc. 
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BENEFITS OF THE DEATH OF CHRIST. 



Second Saturday in the Month. Evening. 



HYMN 55. c. m. HYMN 56. s. m. 

Fountain. Lathrop. 
THERE is a fountain fill'd with blood, NOT all the blood of beasts 

Drawn from Immanuel's veins ; On Jewish altars slain, 
And sinners, plunged beneath that Could give the guilty conscience peacej 

Lose all their guilty stains, [flood Or wash away the stain. 

The dying thief rejoiced to see But Christ, the heavenly Lamb, 
That fountain in his day ; Takes all our sins away — 

And there may I, though vile as he, A sacrifice of nobler name, 
Wash all my sins away. And richer blood than they. 

Thou dying Lamb ! thy precious blood My faith would lay her hand 
Shall never lose its power, On that dear head of thine — 

Till all the ransom'd Church of God While like a penitent I stand, 
Are saved, to sin no more. And there confess my sin. 

E'er since, by faith, I saw the stream My soul looks back to see 
Thy flowing wounds supply, The burdens thou didst bear, 

Redeeming love has been my theme, When hanging on the accursed tree, 
And shall be till I die. And hopes her guilt was there. 

Teacher, I delivered unto you first of all that which I also 
received, how that Christ died for our sins, according to the 
Scriptures. 1 Cor. xv. 3. 

Scholars. When we were yet without strength, in due time 
Christ died for the ungodly. Rom. v. 6. 

T. God commendeth his love toward us, in that while we 
were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Rom. v. 8. 

S. I am the good Shepherd ; the good shepherd giveth his 
life for the sheep. John x. 11. 

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T. Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for 
us. Eph. v. 2. 

S. The Lord Jesus Christ gave himself for our sins, that 
he might deliver us from this present evil world. Gal. i. 3, 4. 

T. He gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from 
all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous 
of good works. Tit. ii. 14. 

S. He was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised 
for our iniquities ; the chastisement of our peace was upon 
him ; and with his stripes we are healed. Isa. liii. 5. 

T. For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for 
the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death 
in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit. 1 Pet. iii. 18. 

S. He died for all, that they which live should not hence- 
forth live unto themselves, but unto him, which died for them, 
and rose again. 2 Cor. v. 15. 

T. The life which I now live in the flesh, I live by faith 
in the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me. 
Gal. ii. 20. 

S. Without shedding of blood is no remission. Heb. ix. 22. 
T. The blood of Jesus Christ cleanseth us from all sin. 
1 John i. 7. 

S. He is the propitiation for our sins ; and not for ours 
only, but also for the sins of the whole world. 1 John ii. 2. 

T. We also joy in God, through our Lord Jesus Christ, by 
whom we have now received the atonement. Rom. v. 11. 

S. In whom we have redemption through his blood, the 
forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace. 
Wherein he hath abounded toward us in all wisdom and pru- 
dence ; having made known unto us the mystery of his will, 
according to his good pleasure, which he hath purposed in 
himself. Eph. i. 7, 8, 9. 

T. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins 
in his own blood, and hath made us kings and priests unto 
God and his Father, to him be glory and dominion for ever 
and ever. Amen. Rev. i. 5, 6. 



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JPMJLYEIt. 

Almighty and eternal Father and God, we adore thee as 
our Creator, Preserver and Kedeemer. We thank thee for the 
purpose of salvation in Christ Jesus before the foundation of 
the world. We bless thee that when the fullness of time had 
come thou didst send thy Son, made of a woman, made under 
the law, to redeem them that were under the law, that we 
might receive the adoption of sons ; who his ownself bore our 
sins in his own body upon the tree, that we, being dead to 
sins, should live unto righteousness. With the apostle may 
we triumph in the cross ; God forbid that we should glory save 
in the cross of Jesus Christ, by whom we are crucified unto 
the world and the world unto us. 

All praise and honor be unto thee, for the displays of thy 
goodness and truth in the advent, life, sufferings and death of 
thine only and well-beloved Son, who is the propitiation for 
our sins, and not for our sins only, but for the sins of the whole 
world. Give us, O Lord, that lively faith by which we shall 
see in the sufferings and death of the Son of God a full satis- 
faction to offended justice, and in his glorious resurrection a 
proof of the divinity of his nature, and an earnest of our future 
existence beyond the grave. 

Adorable Saviour, as our Passover thou wast slain for us, 
and by thy death hast obtained for us freedom from Satan's 
yoke, and deliverance from the stroke of God's avenging sword ; 
mercifully grant unto us the gracious consequences of thy 
death, resurrection and glory, that we may be transformed 
into thy divine image, and conformed to thy law upon earth, 
and at length join the innumerable multitude around the 
throne in singing, u Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to re- 
ceive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honor, 
and glory, and blessing I" Our Father, who art in heaven, 
hallowed be thy name ; thy kingdom come; thy will be done 
on earth as it is in heaven ; give us this day our daily bread; 
and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass 
against us ; and lead us not into temptation, etc. 



GIPT OF THE HOLT GHOST. 



Third Sunday in the Month. Morning. 



HYMN 57. p. it, 



Solitude. 



SINNERS, lift up your hearts, 
The promise to receive ; 

Jesus himself imparts — 
He comes in man to live : 



To make an end of sin, 
And Satan's work destroy, 

He brings his kingdom in — 
Peace, righteousness and joy : 



The Holy Ghost to man is given; The Holy Ghost to man is given ; 
Rejoice in God sent down from heaven.Rejoice in God sent down from heaven. 



The Holy Ghost to man is given ; Then, then,when all our joys are given, 
Rejoice in God sent down from heaven.Rejoice in God, rejoice in heaven. 

Teacher. Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit 
he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. That which is born 
of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is 
spirit. John iii. 5, 6. 

Scholars. God also hath given unto us his Holy Spirit. 
1 Thess. iv. 8. 

T. The love of God is shed abroad in our hearts, by the 
Holy Ghost which is given unto us. Rom. v. 5, 

S. God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into our 
hearts, crying Abba, Father. Gal. iv. 6. 

T. The God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of Glory, 
give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the know- 
ledge of him. Eph. i. 17. 

S. Hereby we know that we dwell in him, and he in us, 
because he hath given us of his Spirit. 1 John iv. 13. 



Jesus is glorified, 

And gives the Comforter, 
His Spirit, to reside 

In all his members here; 



From heaven he shall once more 



Triumphantly descend, 
And all his saints restore 
To joys that never end : 



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T. Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth 
through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see 
that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently. 1 Pet. 
i. 22." 

S. He that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how j 
can he love God whom he hath not seen? 1 John iv. 21. 

T. This commandment have we from him, That he who 
loveth God, love his brother also. 1 John iv. 21. 

S. Hereby we know that he abideth in us, by the Spirit 
which he hath given us. 1 John iii. 24. 

T. But not as the offence, so also is the free gift. For if 
through the offence of one many be dead ; much more the 1 
grace of God, and the gift by grace, which is by one man, 
Jesus Christ, hath abounded unto many. Rom. v. 15. 

S. And not as it was by one that sinned, so is the gift; for | 
the judgment was by one to condemnation ; but the free gift 
is of many offences unto justification. Rom. v. 16. 

T. God hath not given us the spirit of fear, but of power, ' 
and of love, and of a sound mind. 2 Tim. i. 7. 

S. There is no fear in love ; but perfect love casteth out 
fear: because fear hath torment. 1 John iv. 18. 

T. God is love ; and he that dwelleth in love, dwelleth in | 
God, and God in him. 1 John iv. 16. 

S. The flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit lust- 
eth against the flesh, and these are contrary, the one to the 
other. Gal. v. 17. 

T. But if ye be led by the Spirit, ye are not under the law. 1 
Gal. v. 18. 

S. God hath not called us unto uncleanness, but unto holi- 
ness. He therefore that despiseth, despiseth not man, but 
God, who hath also given us his Holy Spirit. 1 Thess. iv. 
7, 8. 

T. Quench not the Spirit. Despise not prophesyings. 
Prove all things ; hold fast that which is good. Abstain from 
all appearance of evil. 1 Thess. iv. 19, 20, 21, 22. 



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God the Father, Son and Holy Ghost, we adore thee as the 
everlasting God. Father of mercies, thou hast created and 
preserved us, and crowned our lives with loving kindness and 
tender mercy. Make us obedient children, keeping thy com- 
mandments, and following thee all our days. Saviour of the 
world, thou hast redeemed us with thy precious blood as of a 
lamb without spot and blemish. Melt our hearts by thy 
dying love, that we may be the willing subjects of thy heav- 
enly kingdom, which consists in righteousness and true 
holiness. 

Holy Spirit, thou art the God of all grace, the author of all 
the spiritual gifts and blessed influences that have enriched 
thy people and thy ministering servants. Thou hast been the 
inspiration of apostles and prophets, of evangelists and pas- 
tors and teachers, for the perfecting of the saints, the work of 
the ministry, and the edifying of the body of Christ. We 
thank thee, our Father and God, that the manifestation of 
the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal — that it strives 
with his spirit to win him away from the world and woo him 
unto thee. Adored be thy name, that its influences have been 
felt upon our hearts ; and although we have been undutiful 
children, unprofitable servants in thy sight, that it still con- 
tinues to strive with us, after so many years of forgetfulness 
and sin. Take not, 0 Lord, thy Holy Spirit from us, but may 
its convicting and converting power be manifested, till our 
reconciled God shall send the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, 
crying Abba, Father. 

Author of every good and perfect gift, we thank thee for the 
blessings we enjoy — for life and health, for food and raiment, 
and for the opportunities of becoming wiser and better. Mer- 
cifully protect and defend us by thy power, and bring us at 
length to thine everlasting abode, to enjoy the blissful presence 
of the triune God, through our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. 
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name ; thy 
kingdom come ; thy will be done on earth, etc. 



PETJITS OF THE HOLT GHOST. 



Third Sunday in the Month. Evening. 



HYMN 58. p. m. 
Little. 

HOLY SPIRIT! Fount of blessing, 
Ever watchful, ever kind; 

Thy celestial aid possessing, 
Prison'd souls deliverance find. 

Seal of truth and bond of union, 
Source of light and flame of love, 

Symbol of divine communion, 
In the olive-bearing dove ; 

Heavenly Guide from paths of error, 
Comforter of minds distress'd — 

When the billows fill with terror, 
Pointing to the ark of rest ; 

Promised Pledge! Eternal Spirit! 

Greater than all gifts below— 
May our hearts thy grace inherit : 

May our lips thy glories show. 



HYMN 59. c. m. 

Covington. 
COME, Holy Spirit, heavenly Dove, 

With all thy quiclrning powers ; 
Kindle a flame of sacred love 

In these cold hearts of ours. 

Look how we grovel here below, 
Fond of these earthly toys ; 

Our souls, how heavily they go 
To reach eternal joys. 

Father, and shall we ever live 

At this poor dying rate ; 
Our love so faint, so cold to thee, 

And thine to us so great? 

Come, Holy Spirit, heavenly Dove, 
With all thy quick'ning powers ; 

Come, shed abroad a Saviour's love, 
And that shall kindle ours. . 



Teacher. There is therefore now no condemnation to them 
which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but 
after the Spirit. Eom. viii. 1. 

Scholars. For the law of the spirit of life in Christ Jesus 
hath made me free from the law of sin and death. Rom. viii. 2. 

T. Ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that 
the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not 
the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his. And if Christ be in 
you, the body is dead because of sin ; but the Spirit is life be- 
cause of righteousness. Rom. viii. 9, 10. 

S. The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that 
we are the children of God. Rom. viii. 16. 

T. For ye have not received the spirit of bondage agiin 
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to fear ; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby 
we cry, Abba, Father. Eom. viii. 15. 

S. As many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the 
sons of God. Rom. viii. 14. 

T. If the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the 
dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead 
shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that 
dwelleth in you. Rom. viii, 11. 

S. But ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are 
justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of 
our God. 1 Cor. vi. 11. 

T. Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come 
in the flesh, is of God. 1 John iv. 2. 

S. God according to his mercy saved us, by the washing 
of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Ghost. Tit. iii. 5. 

T. God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation, 
through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth. 
2 Thess. ii. 13. 

S. For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness, and right- 
eousness, and truth. Eph. v. 9. 

T. We through the Spirit wait for the hope of righteous- 
ness by faith. Gal. v. 5. 

S. If we live in the spirit, let us also walk in the spirit. 
Gal. v. 5. 

T. For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die : but if ye 
through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall 
live. Rom. viii. 13. 

S. Therefore, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to 
live after the flesh. Rom. viii. 12. 

T. The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long-suffering, 
gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance. Gal. v. 22. 

S. He that soweth to the flesh shall of the flesh reap cor- 
ruption : but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit 
reap life everlasting. Gal. vi. 8. 

T. Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peaca 
in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the powei 
t>f the Holy Ghost. Rom. xv. 13. 
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PRAYER. 

God, the Father Almighty, our Creator and Benefactor, we 
adore thee as a God of grace ; thou art gracious and merciful, 
slow to anger, and of great compassion. God, the Son, our 
Redeemer, thou art a God of grace ; thou art full of grace and 
truth. God, the Holy Ghost, our Sanctifier, thou art a God 
of grace: thou art the spirit of grace and supplication. Glory 
to God in the highest that, lost sinners though we be, we are 
permitted to behold the triune God shining in all the loveli- 
ness of mercy and grace. 

Holy and divine Spirit, in approaching thy sacred majesty, 
may we feel the necessity of thy sanctifying influence upon 
our hearts. Pour upon us, we beseech thee, the dew of thy 
blessing, that our petitions to the throne of the heavenly grace 
may be offered in penitence and faith, in earnestness and love, 
that answers of peace may come to our waiting souls. 

Forbid, O Lord, that any of us should ever grieve the Spirit 
of God, whereby we are sealed unto redemption, or resist his 
gracious influence, but may our souls be purified in obeying 
the truth, through sanctification of the Spirit, until in our 
words and in our lives the fruits of the Spirit are manifested 
in love, joy, peace, long-suffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, 
meekness and temperance. 

Pity, we beseech thee, our friends and relatives that are still 
in the paths of sin ; open their minds to see that he that sow- 
eth to the flesh, shall of the flesh reap corruption, but he that 
soweth to the Spirit, shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting ; 
and may they fly to the only hope set before them in the gos- 
pel, the wounds of a crucified Redeemer. 

God of our salvation, who makest the outgoings of the morn- 
ing and evening to rejoi.ce, we thank thee for the blessing of 
life and light ; as thou hast been our sun and shield during 
the day, be our shade and defence through the night, and 
save us for Christ's sake. Amen ! Our Father, who art in 
heaven, hallowed be thy name ; thy kingdom come ; thy will 
be done on e^'h as it is in heaven, etc. 



SOUKCE OF WISDOM. 



Third Monday in the Month. Morning. 



HYMN 60. l. m. 

Rockingham. 

TO us the voice of Wisdom cries, 
" Hearken, ye children, and be wise; 
Better than gold the fruit I bear, 
Rubies with me may not compare. 



HYMN 61. l. m. 

Mendon. 

GOD, in the gospel of his Son, 
Makes his eternal counsels known; 
'Tis here his richest mercy shines, 
And truth is drawn in fairest lines. 



" Happy the man who daily waits 
To hear me, watching at my gates ; 
Wretched is he who scorns my voice, 
T ^ath and destruction are his choice. 



Here sinners of an humble frame 
May taste his grace and learn his name; 
'Tis shown in characters of blood, 
Severely just, immensely good. 



* To them that love me, I am kind, Here Jesus, in ten thousand ways, 
And those who seek me early, find; His soul-attracting charms displays: 
My son, give me thine heart, and learn Recounts his poverty and pains, 
Wisdom from folly to discern. And tells his love in melting strains. 



" Mark the beginning of my law, 
Fear ye the Lord with sacred awe ; 
Mark the fulfillment of the whole, 
Love ye the Lord with all your soul. 



Wisdom its dictates here imparts, 
To form our minds, to cheer our hearts ; 
Its influence makes the sinner live, 
." It bids the drooping saint revive. 



Teacher. Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get 
wisdom : and with all thy getting get understanding. Prov. 
iv. 7. 

Scholars. For wisdom is better than rubies ; and all tht 
things that may be desired are not to be compared to it. 
Prov. viii. 11. 

T. Exalt her, and she shall promote thee : she shall bring 
thee to honor, when thou dost embrace her. She shall give 
to thy head an ornament of grace: a crown of glory shall she 
deliver to thee. Prov. iv. 8, 9. 

S. If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that 

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giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall 
be given him. James i. 5. 

T. The Lord giveth wisdom ; out of his mouth cometh 
knowledge and understanding; he layeth up sound wisdom 
for the righteous. Prov. ii. 6, 7. 

S. For God giveth to a man that is good in his sight, 
wisdom, and knowledge, and joy. Eceles. ii. 26. 

T. Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom ; and to 
depart from evil is understanding. Job xxviii. 28. 

S. The fear of the Lord is to hate evil : pride and arro- , 
gancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate. 
Prov. vii. 13. 

jT. Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom : I am understand- 
ing; I have strength. Prov. vii. 14. 

S. Evil men understand not judgment; but they that seek 
the Lord understand all things. Prov. xxviii. 5. 

T. Then spake Jesus unto them, saying, I am the light 
of the world : he that followeth me shall not walk in dark- 
ness, but shall have the light of life. John viii. 12. 

S. Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward part ; and in 
the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom. Ps. Ii. 6. 

T. Good and upright is the Lord, therefore will he teach 
sinners in the way. Ps. xxv. 8. 

S. He will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his j 
paths ; for out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word 
of the Lord from Jerusalem. Isa. ii. 3. 

T. Teach me, O Lord, the way of thy statutes; and I shall 
keep it unto the end. Ps. cxix. 33. 

S. I will instruct thee, and teach thee in the way which 
thou shalt go; I will guide thee with mine eye. Ps. xxxii. 8. 

T. Lead me in thy truth, and teach me ; for thou art the 
God of my salvation. Ps. xxv. 5. 

S. Teach me to do thy will ; for thou art my God: thy 
spirit is good; lead me into the land of uprightness. Ps. 
cxliii. 10. 

T. My son, keep my words, and lay up my command- j 
menU with thee. Prov vii. 1. 



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PJtAYEJl. 

Almighty and omnipresent God, whose eyes are in every 
place, beholding the evil and the good ; we adore thee in thy 
omniscience, and with the apostle would exclaim, "Oh the 
depths of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of 
God ! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past 
finding out I" 

Thou art the only wise God; with thee there is under- 
standing, thou hast strength. We are fallen creatures, with 
darkened understanding, perverted judgment and sensual 
affections. With the simplicity of children we come to thee 
as Solomon did, and pray for wisdom : Lord give us an un- 
derstanding heart, and in the inward part make us to know 
wisdom. Open our eyes that we may see wondrous things 
in thy law; and while we feel our lost condition by nature, 
give us to see the rich provision made for us in the gospel of 
thy Son, even the hidden mystery of godliness, God manifested 
in the flesh for the redemption of the world. 

As the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, teach 
us thy fear; put within our hearts a filial fear of thee as our 
Father and God, and grant that, fearing and loving thee, we 
may keep thy commandments. Most merciful Father, as this 
is eternal life, to know thee, the only true God and Jesus 
Christ whom thou hast sent, shine thou into our hearts, and 
give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the 
face of Jesus Christ. 

Divine Saviour ! thou art the way, the truth and the life. 
No man knoweth the Father but the Son, and he to whomso- 
ever the Son will reveal him ; therefore we come to thee and 
beseech thee; show us the Father, even as a sin-pardoning 
God reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their 
trespasses unto them. Thou art the Christ, the power of (Joe* 
and the wisdom of God; lead ws in thy truth, and teach US, 
for thou art the God of our salvation. Our Father, who art 
in heaven, hallowed be thy name; thy kingdom come: thy 
will be done on earth as it is in heaven, etc. 
9* 



FEUITS OP WISDOM. 



Third Monday in the Month. Evening. 



HYMN 62. l. m. HYMN 63. c. m. 

Brooklyn. Baler ma. 

WISDOM divine! who tells the price OH happy is the man who hears 
Of Wisdom's costly merchandise? Religion's warning voice, 

Wisdom to silver we prefer, And who celestial Wisdom makes 

And gold is dross compared to her. His early, only choice. 



Her hands are fill'd with length of days, For she has treasures greater far 
True riches and immortal praise — Than east or west unfold; 
Riches of Christ on all bestow'd, More precious are her bright rewards 
And honor that descends from God. Than gems or stores of gold. 



To purest joys she all invites — Her right hand offers to the just 

Chaste, holy, spiritual delights ; Immortal, happy days ; 

Her ways are ways of pleasantness, Her left, imperishable wealth 

And all her flowery paths are peace. And heavenly crowns displays. 



Happy the man who Wisdom gains ; 
Thrice happy who his guest retains : 
He owns, and shall for ever own, 
Wisdom and Christ and heaven are on 



And as her holy labors rise, 
So her rewards increase : 
Her ways are ways of pleasantness, 
s. And all her paths are peace. 



Ttacher. My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide 
my commandments with thee: so that thou incline thine ear 
unto wisdom, and apply thy heart to understanding; yea, if 
thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for under- 
standing ; if thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her 
as for hid treasures ; then shalt thou understand the fear of 
the Lord, and find the knowledge of God. Prov. ii. 1-5. 

Scholars. For the Lord giveth wisdom : out of his mouth 
cometh knowledge and understanding. He layeth up sound 
wisdom for the righteous : he is a buckler to them that walk 
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ap rightly. He keepeth the paths of judgment and preserveth 
the way of his saints. Prov. ii. 6-8. 

T. Then shalt thou understand righteousness, and judg- 
ment, and equity ; yea, every good path. Prov. ii. 9. 

S. When wisdom entereth into thy heart, and knowledge 
is pleasant unto thy soul; discretion shall preserve thee, 
understanding shall keep thee. Prov. ii. 10, 11. 

T. Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man 
that getteth understanding. Prov. iii. 13. 

S. For the merchandise of it is better than the mer- 
chandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold. Prov. 
iii. 14, 

T. She is more precious than rubies; and all the things 
thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her. Prov. 
iii. 15. 

S. Length of days is in her right hand ; and in her left 
hand riches and honor. Prov. iii. 16. 

T. Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths 
are peace. Prov. iii. 17. 

S. She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: 
and happy is every one that retaineth her. Prov. iii. 18. 

T. The Lord by wisdom hath founded the earth ; by un- 
derstanding hath he established the heavens. Prov. iii. 19. 

S. By his knowledge the depths are broken up, and the 
clouds drop down the dew. Prov. iii. 20. 

T. My son, let not them depart from thine eyes: keep 
sound wisdom and discretion. Prov. iii. 21. 

S. So shall they be life unto thy soul, and grace to thy 
neck. Prov. iii. 22. 

T. Then shalt thou walk in thy way safely, and thy foot 
6hall not stumble. Prov. iii. 23. 

8. When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid : yea, 
thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet. Prov. 
iii. 24. 

T. For the Lord shall be thy confidence, and shall keep 
thy foot from being taken. Prov. iii. 26., 



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Pit AY EM t 

Almighty and most merciful God, we adore thee as the 
Father of lights, with whom is no variableness nor shadow of 
turning ; who alone hast immortality, dwelling in the light 
which no man can approach unto. We praise thee for the 
light of reason, though darkened by the fall, and for the light 
of conscience, though dimmed by sin ; we bless thee for the 
light of revelation in which thou art made known as a God of 
love and mercy. Oh give us the light of thy grace, whereby I 
we may serve thee acceptably, with reverence and godly, fear 
upon earth ; and grant, we beseech thee, that we may be made 
partakers of the light of thy glory in heaven. 

Holy and divine Spirit, thou art a spirit of wisdom ; thou 
searchest all things, even the deep things of God. As the 
natural man receiveth not the things of God, neither can he 
know them, because they are spiritually discerned, do thou 
open our minds to receive those spiritual doctrines which are 
taught in the Scriptures,' and incline our hearts to embrace 
those spiritual blessings which are offered in the gospel ; and 
may the word of Christ dwell in us richly in all wisdom. 

Blessed Saviour, thou art the great Teacher ; in thee are the 
treasures of wisdom and knowledge. We would be thy disci- 
ples ; we would learn of thee who art meek and lowly in heart. J 
Oh give us that wisdom which is from above, which is first pure, 
then peaceable, gentle and easy to be entreated, full of mercy 
and good fruits, without partiality and without hypocrisy, that 
men may take knowledge of us that we have been with Jesus. 

Bless us and direct us in our various studies; may we re- 
gard all human learning as valuable only as it leads to the 
knowledge of thee ; and as the wisdom of this world passeth 
away, may we count all things but loss for the excellency of 
the knowledge of Christ Jesus our Lord. Amen ! Our Father 
who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name ; thy will be done 
. on earth as it is in heaven ; give us this day our daily bread ; 
and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those that trespass I 
against us ; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver, etc. 



THE HOLT SOEIPTUEES. 



Third Tuesday in the Month. Morning. 



HYMN 64. p. m. 

Wilmot. 
HOLY Bible ! book divine 1 
Precious treasure! thou art mine! 
Mine, to tell me whence I came ; 
Mine, to teach me what I am. 

Mine, to chide me when I rove; 
Mine, to show a Saviour's love ; 
Mine art thou to guide my feet, 
Mine, to judge, condemn, acquit. 

Mine, to comfort in distress, 
If the Holy Spirit bless ; 
Mine, to show by living faith 
Man can triumph over death. 

Mine, to tell of joys to come, 
And the rebel sinner's doom ; 
0 thou precious book divine ! 
Precious treasure ! thou art mine ! 



HYMN 65. c. m. 

Conway. 

BEFORE thy mercy seat, 0 Lord, 
Behold thy servants stand, 

To ask the knowledge of thy word, 
The guidance of thy hand. 

Let thy eternal truths, we pray, 
Dwell richly in each heart ; 

That from the safe and narrow way 
We never may depart. 

Lord, from thy word remove the seal, 

Unfold its hidden store : 
And as we hear, oh may we feel 

Its value more and more. 

Help us to see the Saviour's love 
Beaming from every page ; 

And let the thoughts of joy above 
Our inmost souls engage. 



Teacher. Search the Scriptures, for in them ye think ye 
have eternal life; and they are they which testify of me. 
John v. 39. 

Scholars. The holy Scriptures are able to make thee wise 
unto salvation, through faith which is in Christ Jesus. 2 Tim. 
iii. 15. 

T. All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is pro- 
fitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction 
in rignteousness. 2 Tim. iii. 16. 

S. That the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly fur- 
nished unto all good works. 2 Tim. iii. 17. 

T. No prophecy of the Scripture is of any private inter- 
pretation. For the prophecy came not in old time by the will 
of man : but holy men of God spake as they were moved by 
the Holy Ghost. 2 Pet. i. 20. 

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S. Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words 
of this prophecy, and keep those things which are writter 
therein. Rev. i. 3. 

T. For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper 
than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing 
asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and 
is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. Heb. 
iv.12. 

S. For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heav- 
en, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and 
maketh it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the 
sower, and bread to the eater : so shall my word be, that goeth 
forth out of my mouth ; it shall not return unto me void, but 
it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper 
in the thing whereto I sent it. Isa. lv. 10, 11. 

T. Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my 
path. Ps. cxix. 105. 

S. Every word of God is pure : he is a shield unto them 
that put their trust in him. Prov. xxx. 5. 

T. Thy word is very pure : therefore thy servant loveth it. 
Ps. cxix. 140. 

S. The grass withereth, the flower fadeth : but the word 
of our God shall stand for ever. Isa. vi. 8. 

T. Thy word is true from the beginning ; and every one 
of thy righteous judgments endureth for ever. Ps. cxix. 160. 

& This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth, 
but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou may- 
est observe to do according to all that is written therein : for 
then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt 
have good success. Josh. i. 8. 

T. Unless thy law had been my delight, I should then 
have perished in mine affliction. Ps. cxix. 92. 

S. Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of 
the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in 
the seat of the scornful. Ps. i. 1. 

T. But his delight is in the law of the Lord; and in his 
law doth he meditate day and night. Ps. i. 2. 



THIRL* TUESDAY IN THE MONTH. 
FKAYER. 

Almighty God, our heavenly Father, we bless thee for thy 
goodness in our creation, for thy mercy in our preservation 
and for thy matchless love in our redemption. We thank 
thee for the ordinances of religion, and for all the means of 
grace with which thou hast favored us. We bless and give 
thanks unto thee for the volume of inspiration in which thou 
hast made a revelation of thy will ; we praise thee that what- 
soever things were written aforetime, were written for our 
learning, that we, through patience and comfort of the Scrip- 
tures, might have hope. Make us sensible that all Scrip- 
ture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doc- 
trine, for reproof, for correction, and for instruction in right- 
eousness ; and grant that we may prove by blessed experience 
that the Holy Scriptures are able to make us wise unto salva- 
tion, through faith which is in Christ Jesus. 

Inspire our hearts with increasing veneration for thy word ; 
may we reverence its mysteries, admire its doctrines and obey 
its precepts. Amid the darkness of our earthly pilgrimage 
may it be a lamp unto our feet and a light unto our path ; in 
the perplexities of life may it be the man of our counsel ; amid 
the cares and discouragements of our terrestrial estate may its 
exceeding great and precious promises be the comfort of out 
souls; and in all the chances and changes of this mortal life 
may its everlasting truths be as an anchor both sure and stead- 
fast and that entereth within the veil. 

Accompany thy precious word wherever it is read or 
preached with the divine energy of its Author, and grant t hat 
it may be both quick and powerful — quick to impart spiritual 
life, and powerful to subdue and destroy the corruptions of our 
sinful nature. Fill with the Holy Ghost those engaged in its 
study, bless the missionary who bears its light and truth to the 
benighted heathen, and fill the whole earth with the knowledge 
of the Lord. Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be 
thy name; thy kingdom come; thy will be done on earth as 
it is in heaven ; give us this day our daily bread, etc. 



THE TEN COMMANDMENTS. 



Third Tuesday in the Month. Evening. 

HYMN 66. c. m. HYMN 67. s. m. 

Dedham. Watchman. 

THY law is perfect, Lord of light ; HOW perfect is thy word' 

Thy testimonies 3^re ; Thy judgments all are just : 

The statutes of thy realm are right, And ever in thy promise, Lord, 

And thy commandments pure. May man securely trust. 

Ler these, 0 God, my soul convert, I hear thy word in love — 

And make thy servant wise ; In faith thy word obey ; 

Let these be gladness to my ears — Oh send thy Spirit from above, 

The day-spring to mine eyes. To teach me, Lord, thy way. 

By these may I be warn'd betimes ; Thy counsels all are plain, 
Who knows the guile within? Thy precepts all are pure; 

Lord, save me from presumptuous And long as heaven and earth remaia 
Cleanse me from secret sin. [crimes : Thy truth shall still endure. 

So may the words my dips express, Oh may my soul, with joy, 
The thoughts that throng my mind, Trust in thy faithful word; 

0 Lord, my strength and righteous- Be it through life my glad employ 
With thee acceptance find. [ness, To keep thy precepts, Lord. 

Teacher. God spake these words, and said, I am the Lord 
thv God : Thou shalt have none other gods but me. Ex. xx. 
1,2,3. 

Scholars. Lord, have mercy upon us, and give us grace to 
keep this law. 

T. Thou shalt not make to thyself any graven image, nor 
the likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or in the 
earth beneath, or in the water under the earth. Thou shalt 
not bow down to them, nor worship them : for I, the Lord 
thy God am a jealous God ; and visit the sins of the fathers 
upon the children, unto the third and fourth generation of 
them that hate me ; and show mercy unto thousands of them 
that love me, and keep my commandments. Ex. xx. 4, 5, 6. 
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S. Lord, have mercy upon us, and give us grace to keep 
this law. 

T. Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in 
vain : for the Lord wilt not hold him guiltless that taketh 
his name in vain. Ex. xx. 7. 

S. Lord, have mercy upon us, and give us grace to keep 
this law. 

T. Remember that thou keep holy the Sabbath-day. Six 
days shalt thou labor, and do all that thou hast to do ; but the 
seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord thy God. In it thou 
shalt do no manner of work ; thou, and thy son, and thy 
daughter, thy man-servant, and thy maid-servant, thy cattle, 
and the stranger that is within thy gates. For in six days the 
Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, 
and rested the seventh day ; wherefore the Lord blessed the 
seventh day and hallowed it. Ex. xx. 8, 9, 10, 11. 

S. Lord, have mercy upon us, and give us grace to keep 
this law. 

T. Honor thy father and thy mother ; that thy days may 
be long in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee. Ex. 
xx. 12. 

S. Lord, have mercy upon us, etc. 

T. Thou shalt not kill. Ex. xx. 13. 

S. Lord, have mercy upon us, etc. 

T. Thou shalt not commit adultery. Ex. xx. 14. 

S. Lord, have mercy upon us, etc. 

T. Thou shall not steal. Ex. xx. 15. 

S. Lord, have mercy upon us, etc. 

T. Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor. 
Ex. xx. 16. 
S. Lord have mercy upon us, etc. 

T. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's house, thou shalt 
not covet thy neighbor's wife, nor his servant, nor his maid, 
nor his ox, nor his ass, nor anything that is his. Ex. xx. 17. 

S. Lord, have mercy upon us, and write all these thy laws 
in our hearts, we beseech thee. 
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O Lord of hosts, God of Israel, that dwellest between the 
cherubim ! there is no God besides thee. We adore thee as 
the one true God. Thou art the God, even thou alone, of all 
the kingdoms of the earth ; for thou hast made the heavens 
and the earth and the inhabitants thereof. 

Thou hast established thy throne in the heavens, and thy 
kingdom ruleth over all. We bless thee that justice and judg- 
ment are the habitation of thy throne, and that thy law i» 
holy, just and good, in accordance with the divine attributes 
and the nature and necessities of man. Yet we have to con- j 
fess, O Lord our God, other lords have had dominion over us 
and that we have loved the creature more than the Creator 
Pardon our past folly and sinfulness, and open our eyes to 
behold the Lord our God in all the majesty and glory of his 
attributes, that, knowing him, we may reverence his character, j 
love his excellence and keep his commandments. 

Forbid that we should take the name of the Lord our God j 
in vain, but give us, we beseech thee, a profound veneration 
for it and for everything on which it is enstamped — for thy 
revealed word, for thy blessed sacraments and for the temple 
wherein thou hast recorded thy name and where thine honor 
dwelleth. May we ever remember the Sabbath-day, to keep it j 
holy ; may we call it a delight, the holy of the Lord, honorable. | 
Give us grace suitably to honor our father and our mother ; 
make us subject to all in authority over us, respectful to our 
superiors and meek, gentle, courteous and affable unto all 
men. Purge our hearts from envy, hatred and malice, and 
from all impure and inordinate desires ; and keep us from all 
injustice, evil-speaking and covetousness, that we may be 
blameless and harmless, the sons of God without rebuke; and 
grant, O Lord, that we may cherish in our hearts and exhibit 
in our lives the principles, both of the law and the prophets, 
Dy loving the Lord our God with all our heart and our neigh- j 
bor as ourselves. Amen ! Our Father, who art in heaven, 
hallowed be thy name ; thy kingdom come, etc. 



BLESSINGS OF OBEDIENCE. 



Third Wednesday in the Month. Morning. 



HYMN 68. c. m. HYMN 69. c. m. 

Egremont. Germany. 
OH that the Lord would guide my LORD, I esteem thy judgments right, 

To keep his statutes still ! [ways, And all thy statutes just; 
Oh that my God would grant me grace, Thence I maintain a constant fight 

To know and do his will! With ev'ry flatt'ring lust. 



Oh send thy Spirit down, to write 
Thy law upon my heart ! 

Nor let my tongue indulge deceit, 
Nor act the liar's part. 

From vanity turn off mine eyes ; 

Let no corrupt design, 
Nor covetous desires, arise 

Within this soul of mine. 

Order my footsteps by thy word, 
And make my heart sincere: 

Let sin have no dominion, Lord; 
But keep my conscience clear. 



Thy precepts often I survey ; 

I keep thy law in sight, 
Through all the business of the day, 

To form my actions right. 

My heart, in midnight silence cries, 
" How sweet thy comforts be !" 

My thoughts in holy wonder rise, 
And bring their thanks to thee. 

And when my spirit drinks her fill 
At some good word of thine, 

Not mighty men, that share the spoil, 
Have joys compar'd to mine. 



Teacher. And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken 
diligently unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to observe and 
to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, 
that the Lord thy God will set thee on high above all nations 
of the earth. Deut. xxviii. 1. 

Scholars. And all these blessings shall come on thee, and 
overta ke thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the Lord 
thy God. Deut. xxviii. 2. 

T. Blessed shalt thou be in the city, and blessed shalt thou 
be in the field. Deut. xxviii. 3. 

S. Blessed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of 

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thy ground, and the fruit of thy cattle, the increase of thy 
kine, and the flocks of thy sheep. Deut. xxviii. 4. 

T. Blessed shall be thy basket and thy store. Deut. 
xxviii. 5. 

S. Blessed shalt thou be when thou comest in, and blessed 
shalt thou be when thou goest out. Deut. xxviii. 6. 

T. The Lord shall cause thine enemies that rise up against 
thee to be smitten before thy face : they shall come out against 
thee one way, and flee before thee seven ways. Deut. xxviii. 7. 

S. The Lord shall command the blessing upon thee in thy 
storehouses, and in all that thou settest thy hand unto : and 
he shall bless thee in the land which the Lord thy God giveth 
thee. Deut. xxviii. 8. 

T. The Lord shall establish thee a holy people unto him- 
self, as he hath sworn unto thee, if thou shalt keep the com- 
mandments of the Lord thy God, and walk in his ways. Deut. 
xxviii. 9. 

S. And all people of the earth shall see that thou art called 
by the name of the Lord; and they shall be afraid of thee. 
Deut. xxviii. 10. 

T. And the Lord shall make thee plenteous in goods, in 
the fruit of thy body, and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the 
fruit of thy ground, in the land which the Lord sware unto 
thy fathers to give thee. Deut. xxviii. 11. 

S. The Lord shall open unto thee his good treasure, the 
heaven to give the rain unto thy land in his season, and to 
bless all the work of thy hand : and thou shalt lend unto many 
nations, and thou shalt not borrow. Deut. xxviii. 12. 

T. And the Lord shall make thee the head, and not the 
tail ; and thou shalt be above only, and thou shalt not be be- 
neath, if that thou hearken unto the commandments of the 
Lord thy God, which I command thee this day, to observe 
and to do them. Deut. xxviii. 13. 

S. And thou shalt not go aside from any of the words 
which I command thee this day, to the right hand or to the 
left, to go after other gods to serve them. Deut. xxviii. 14. 



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Almighty and eternal Jehovah, Maker of heaven and 
earth : thou art the blessed and only Potentate, the King of 
kings, and Lord of lords, God over all, blessed for ever. Thou 
art our rightful legislator and ruler ; for thou art entitled to 
the love and obedience of all the intelligences thou hast 
formed. "We thank thee for the divine precepts which thou 
hast given us, and for all the blessings which our land and 
nation, and the world at large, have derived from them 
wherever they have prevailed. We praise and give thanks 
unto thee for the saving influences of the gospel and its 
precious ordinances. Extend the knowledge of thy law and 
the invitations of the gospel to the uttermost parts of the 
earth, and hasten the day when the kingdoms of this world 
shall become the kingdoms of the Lord and of his Christ. 

We come before thee, our Father and our God, under a 
sense of our unworthiness, and acknowledging our manifold 
transgressions of thy righteous laws ; for the carnal mind is 
enmity toward God ; it is not subject to the law of God, 
neither indeed can be. Pardon our past offences, most merciful 
God, and write thy laws, we beseech thee, upon the table of 
our hearts. Teach us to love them because they are righteous 
and holy, more to be desired than gold, yea than much fine 
gold ; sweeter than honey and the honeycomb. 

Holy and gracious Spirit, impart thy saving influences to 
enlighten our minds, and to direct and sanctify both our 
hearts and bodies in the ways of thy law and in the works of 
thy commandments; and grant that while, with filial love, 
we yield obedience to the precepts of our heavenly Father, 
we may regard them not as a covenant of works, but as a rule 
of life in the hands of a Mediator, through whom alone we 
are to expect pardon and acceptance ; and may we find that 
in keeping of them there is great reward, even thy favor in 
time and thy salvation in eternity. Our Father, who art in 
heaven, hallowed be thy name; thy kingdom come: thy will 
be done on earth as it is in heaven, etc. 
10* H 



EEPENTANOE. 



Third Wednesday in the Month. Evening. 



HYMN 70. p. m. 

Hotham. 

SINNERS, turn; why will ye die? 
God, your Maker, asks you why — 
God, who did your being give, 
Made you for himself to live. 

He the fatal cause demands; 
Asks the work of his own hands — 
Why, ye thankless creatures, why 
Will ye cross his love and "die? 

Sinners, turn ; why will ye die? 
God, your Saviour, asks you why. 
He, who did your souls retrieve, 
Died himself, that you might live. 

Will ye let him die in vain ? 
Crucify your Lord again ? 
Why, ye ransom'd sinners, why 
Will ye slight his grace, and die? 



HYMN 71. p. m. 
Otto. 

SINNERS, turn, while God is near; 
Dare not think him insincere: 
Now, e'en now, your Saviour stands; 
All day long he spreads his hands. 

Cries — Ye will not happy be ; 
No, ye will not come to me — 
Me who life to none deny: 
Why will ye resolve to die? 

Turn, he cries, ye sinners, turn : 
By his life, your God hath sworn, 
He would have you turn and live ; 
He would all the world receive. 

If your death were his delight, 
Would he you to life invite? 
Would he ask, beseech and cry — 
Why will ye resolve to die? 



Teacher. Thus saith the Lord of hosts, turn ye unto me, 
and I will turn unto you. Zech. i. 3. 

Scholars. If ye do return unto the Lord with all your 
hearts, and prepare your hearts unto the Lord, and serve him 
only, he will deliver you. 1 Sam. vii. 3. 

T. For I have no pleasure in the death of him that dieth, 
saith the Lord God ; wherefore turn yourselves, and live ye. 
Ezek. xviii. 32. 

S. Repent, and turn yourselves from all your transgres- 
sions, so iniquity shall not be your ruin. Ezek. xviii. 30. 

T. Therefore also now, saith the Lord, turn ye, even to 
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me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, 
and with mourning. Joel ii. 12. 

S. Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous 
man his thoughts ; and let him return unto the Lord, and he 
will have mercy upon him, and to our God, for he will abun- 
dantly pardon. Isa. lv. 7. 

T. As I live, saith the Lord God, I have no pleasure in 
the death of the wicked, but that the wicked turn from his 
way and live. Turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways, for why 
will ye die, O house of Israel. Ezek. xxxiii. 11. 

S. If the wicked will turn from all his sins that he hath 
committed, and keep all my statutes, and do that which is law- 
ful and right, he shall surely live, he shall not die. Ezek. 
xviii. 21. 

T. Thus saith the Lord : behold, I frame evil against you, 
and devise a device against you ; return ye now every one from 
his evil way, and make your ways and your doings good. Jer. 
xviii. 11. 

S. Come and let us return unto the Lord, for he hath torn, 
and he will heal us, he hath smitten, and he will bind us up. 
Hos. vi. 1. 

T. O Israel, return unto the Lord thy God, for thou hast 
fallen by thine iniquity ; take with you words, and turn to the 
Lord : say unto him, Take away all iniquity, and receive us 
graciously. Hos. xiv. 1, 2. 

S. Turn us, O God of our salvation, and cause thine anger 
toward us to cease. Ps. lxxxv. 4. 

T. I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely, 
for mine anger is turned away from him. Hos. xvi. 4. 

S. The times of this ignorance God winked at, but now 
commandeth all men, everywhere, to repent. Acts xvii. 30. 

T. Repent, and be baptized, every one of you, in the name 
of Jesus Christ, for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive 
the gift of the Holy Ghost. Acts ii. 38. 

S. Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray God, 
if perhaps the thought of thine heart may be forgiven thee. 
Acts viii. 22. 



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Almighty and eternal Jehovah, the great and dreadful 
God, keeping covenant with those that obey thy command- 
ments; we bless thee that thou art also the Lord God, 
merciful and gracious, long-suffering and abundant in good- 
ness and truth, keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving in- 
iquity, transgression and sin. We would confess our un- 
worthiness before thee, for we have all sinned and have com- 
mitted iniquity, and have done wickedly, and have rebelled, 
even by departing from thy precepts and thy judgments. 
Righteousness belongeth, O Lord, unto thee, but unto us con- 
fusion of faces, because of the trespasses wherewith we have 
trespassed against thee. 

We praise thee, that although we have sinned against thee, 
Christ has died for our sins, and has been exalted as a Prince 
and a Saviour, to give repentance unto Israel and remission 
of sins. Give us, therefore, we beseech thee, a penitent sense 
of all our sins, the follies of our childhood and the trans- 
gressions of our riper years, and may we mourn over them 
with that godly sorrow which worketh repentance unto sal- 
vation. • 

To the Lord our God belong mercies and forgiveness, 
though we have rebelled against him, and have not obeyed 
the voice of the Lord our God to walk in his ways, and to 
observe his laws ; therefore, O Lord, we come before thee 
and beseech thee for all thy righteousness, let thine anger 
be turned away, pardon our sins, and lift upon us the light 
of thy reconciled countenance and give us peace. O Lord, 
incline thine ear, and hearken to the prayer of thy servants 
and their supplications, which we do not present before thee 
for our righteousness, but for thy great mercies in Christ 
Jesus; hear us, O Lord, and forgive us through the merits 
and mediation of thy Son our Redeemer. Our Father, who 
art in heaven, hallowed be thy name ; thy kingdom come ; 
thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven ; give us this day 
our daily bread, etc. 



NATTJEE OF PAITH. 



Third Thursday in the Month. Morning. 



HYMN 72. s. m. 

Flint. 

FAITH — 'tis a precious gift, 
Where'er it is bestowed ; 

It boasts a high celestial birth, 
And is the gift of God. 

Jesus it owns as King, 
And all-atoning Priest; 

It claims no merit of its own, 
But looks for all in Christ. 

To him it leads the soul, 

When filled with deep distress: 
Flies to the fountain of his blood, 

And trusts his righteousness. 

Since 'tis thy work alone, 

And that divinely free, 
Lord, send the Spirit of thy Son 

To work this faith in me. 



HYMN 73. c. m. 

Woodland. 
MISTAKEN souls! that dream of hea- 

And make their empty boast [vem 
Of inward joys, and sins forgiven, 

While they are slaves to lust. 

Vain are our fancies, airy flights, 

If faith be cold and dead ; 
None but a living power unites 

To Christ, the living Head. 

'Tis faith that changes all the heart, 
'Tis faith that works by love, 

That bids all sinful joys depart, 
And lifts the thoughts above. 

'Tis faith that conquers earth and hell, 

By a celestial power ; 
This is the grace that shall prevail 

In the decisive hour. 



Teacher. Without faith it is impossible to please God. 
Heb. xi. 6. 

Scholars. By grace are ye saved, through faith ; and that 
not of yourselves; it is the gift of God. Eph. ii. 8. 

T. We having the same spirit of faith, according as it is 
written, I believed, and therefore have I spoken ; we also be- 
lieve, and therefore speak. 2 Cor. iv. 13. 

S. The scripture hath concluded all under sin, that the 
promise by faith of Jesus Christ might be given to them that 
believe. Gal. iii. 22. 

, T. Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law ; 
that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith. 
Gal. iii. 13, 14. 

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S. We through the Spirit wait for the hope of righteous- 
ness by faith. Gal. v. 5. 

T. Continue in the faith, grounded and settled, and be not 
moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have 
heard. Col. i. 23. 

S. Let us run with patience the race that is set before us, 
looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith ; who 
for the joy that was set before him, endured the cross, de- 
spising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the 
throne of God. Heb. xii. 1, 2. 

T. Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the 
knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the 
measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ. Eph. iv. 13. 

S. The law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, 
that we might be justified by faith. Gal. iii. 24. 

T. But that no man is justified by the law in the sight of 
God, it is evident : for, The just shall live by faith. Gal. iii. 11. 

S. Being j ustified by faith, we have peace with God through 
our Lord Jesus Christ. Rom. v. 1. 

T. Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through 
faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remis- 
sion of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God. 
Rom. iii. 25. 

S. He that believeth and is baptized, shall be saved ; but 
he that believeth not, shall be damned. Mark xvi. 16. 

T. Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born 
of God : and every one that loveth him that begat, loveth 
him also that is begotten of him. 1 John v. 1. 

S. For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world : 
and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our 
faith. Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that be- 
lieveth that Jesus is the Son of God ? 1 John v. 4, 5. 

T. As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, 
so walk ye in him: rooted and built up in him, and established 
in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with 
thanksgiving ; for in him dwelleth all the fullness of the God- 
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PKAYJEK. 

Father of all our mercies and God of all grace, we would 
assemble around the altar of prayer, and offer up our morning 
sacrifice of thanksgiving and praise for the blessings we en- 
joy, and for the loving-kindness and tender mercy that have 
crowned our past existence. For all thy benefits make us 
unfeignedly thankful, and may we evince our love and 
gratitude by walking in thy ways and keeping thy com- 
mandments. 

Almighty and eternal Jehovah, thou art a Spirit, and they 
who would worship thee must worship thee in spirit and in 
truth. As faith is the principle and means of all vital god- 
liness, give us that faith without which it is impossible to 
please God — the faith which is the substance of things hoped 
for, the evidence of things not seen — the faith which works 
by love, which purifies the heart, and is productive of good 
works. 

O Lord, in coming before thee this morning, we desire to 
draw near with a true heart and in full assurance of faith. 
Give us a living faith in thee ; faith in thy love, faith in thy 
providence, faith in thy word and in its precious promises, 
that we may commit the keeping of our souls unto thee in 
well-doing, as unto a faithful Creator. 

Make us, O Lord, we beseech thee, rich in faith ; make us 
strong in faith ; may we live by faith ; may we walk by faith 
and not by sight ; and may we add to our faith virtue, and 
to virtue knowledge, and to knowledge temperance, and to 
temperance patience, and to patience godliness, and to god- 
liness brotherly kindness, and to brotherly kindness charity, 
looking unto Jesus, the Author and Finisher of our faith, till 
we all come in the unity of the faith and of the knowledge 
of the Son of God unto a perfect man, unto the measure of 
the stature of the fullness of Christ. Our Father, who art 
in heaven, hallowed be thy name ; thy kingdom come ; thy 
will be done on earth as it is in heaven ; give us this day our 
daily bread, etc. 



HISTOKIOAL EXAMPLES OF FAITH. 



Third Thursday in the Month. Evening. 

HYMN 74. c. m. HYMN 75. l. m. 

Stoneville. All Saints. 

FAITH is the brightest evidence 'TIS by the faith of joys to come, [night; 

Of things beyond our sight; We walk through deserts dark as 

It pierces through the veil of sense, Till we arrive at heaven, our home, 

And dwells in heavenly light. Faith is our guide, and faith our light. 

It sets time past in present view, The want of sight she well supplies, 
Brings distant prospects home, She makes the pearly gates appear; 

Of things a thousand years ago, Far into distant worlds she pries, 
Or thousand years to come. And brings eternal glories near. 

By faith we know the world was made Cheerful we tread the desert through, 
By God's almighty w T ord: [fade, While faith inspires a heavenly ray, 

We know the heavens and earth shall Though lions roar, and tempests blow, 
And be again restored. And rocks and dangers fill the way. 

Abra'm obeyed the Lord's command, So Abra'm, by divine command, 
From his own country driven ; Left his own house to walk with God ; 

By faith he sought a promised land, His faith beheld the promised land, 
But found his rest in heaven. And fired his zeal along the road. 

Teacher. By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent 
sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was 
righteous, God testifying of his gifts: and by it he, being 
dead, yet speaketh. Heb. xi. 4. 

Scholars. By faith Enoch was translated, that he should not 
see death : and was not found, because God had translated him : 
for before his translation he had this testimony, that he pleased 
God. Heb. xi. 5. 

T. By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not 
seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving 
of his house. Heb. xi. 7. 

S. By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a 
place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed ; 
and he went out, not knowing whither he went. Heb. xi. 8. 
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T. By faith he sojourned in the land of promise, as in a 
strange country, dwelling in tabernacles with Isaac and Jacob, 
the heirs with him of the same promise : for he looked for a 
city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God. 
Heb. xi. 9, 10. 

S. By faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered up Isaac; 
and he that had received the promises offered up his only- 
begotten son, of whom it was said, That in Isaac shall thy 
seed be called. Heb. xi. 17, 18. 

T. Accounting that God was able to raise him up, even 
from the dead ; from whence also he received him in a figure. 
Heb. xi. 19. 

S. By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning things 
to come. Heb. xi. 20. 

T. By faith Jacob, when he was a-dying, blessed both the 
sons of Joseph ; and worshiped, leaning upon the top of his 
staff. Heb. xi. 21. 

S. By faith Joseph, when he died, made mention of the 
departing of the children of Israel ; and gave commandment 
concerning his bones. Heb. xi. 22. 

T. By faith Moses, when he was born, was hid three 
months of his parents, because they saw he was a proper 
child. Heb. xi. 23. 

S. By faith Moses, when he was come to years, refused to 
be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter ; choosing rather to 
suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the 
pleasure of sin for a season. Heb. xi. 24, 25. 

T. By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the 
king : for he endured, as seeing him who is invisible. Heb. 
xi. 27. 

S. By faith they passed through the Red Sea as- by dry 
land : which the Egyptians assaying to do, were drowned. 
Heb. xi. 29. 

T. And these all, having obtained a good report through 
faith, received not the promise : God having provided some 
better thing for us, that they without us should not be made 
perfect. Heb. xi. 39, 40. 
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Holy Spirit of grace, while we approach the altar of 
prayer, breathe upon us thy blessed influences, that in the 
exercise of a living faith we may come boldly to the throne 
of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in 
every time of need. 

We thank thee, 0 Lord, for all the means of grace, and 
especially for thy word and for the many bright examples it 
contains of the saints of God, who through faith wrought 
righteousness and obtained the promises, who out of weak- 
ness were made strong, and were persecuted but not forsaken, 
cast down but not destroyed ; and who, pilgrims and strangers 
upon earth', looked for a city which hath foundations, whose 
builder and maker is God. 

Inspire us with a holy zeal to emulate their active virtues 
and their gentle graces. Give us the vigorous faith of Abra- 
ham and Moses, the burning zeal of Paul, and the fervent 
love of John : and seeing we also are encompassed about with 
so great a cloud of witnesses, help us to lay aside every weight 
and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and to run with 
patience the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus, the 
Author and Finisher of our faith. 

Amid the afflictions of life may we remember that no sorrows 
are like unto his sorrows; amid the revilings of the ungodly 
may we consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners 
against himself; and while but strangers and sojourners upon 
earth, as all our fathers were, may we declare plainly that we 
seek a better country, even an heavenly. Amid the cares and 
labors of earth, when heart and flesh faint and fail us, may we 
feel that. although our outward man perish, yet the inward man 
is renewed day by day ; and in the ravages of disease, and in 
prospect of the decay of our mortal nature under the curse, 
" Dust thou art, and unto dust thou shalt return," enable us by 
faith to exclaim, "We know that if our earthly house of this 
tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an 
house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens." 



PAITH IS GOD. 



Third Friday in the Month. Morning. 



HYMN 76. c. m. 

Ortonville. 
FATHER of Jesus Christ, my Lord, 

My Saviour and my Head, 
I trust in thee, whose powerful word 

Hath raised him from the dead. 

Thou know'st for my offence he died, 

And rose again for me, 
Fully and freely justified, 

That I might live to thee. 

Eternal life to all mankind 
Thou hast in Jesus given ; 

And all who seek, in him shall find 
The happiness of heaven. 

Faith, mighty faith the promise sees, 

And looks to that alone, 
Laughs at impossibilities, 

And cries " It shall be done !" 



HYMN 77. p. m. 

Nashville. 
FATHER of Jesus Christ, the Just, 

My Friend and Advocate with thee, 
Pity a soul that fain would trust 

In him who lived and died for me ; 
But only thou canst make him known, 
And in my heart reveal thy Son. 

If drawn by thy alluring grace, 
My want of living faith I feel, 

Show me in Christ thy smiling face, 
What flesh and blood can ne'er re- 

Thine all-redeeming Son display, [veal, 

And call my darkness into day. 

The gift unspeakable impart, 

Command the light of faith to shine — 
To shine in my dark, drooping heart, 

And fill me with the life divine; 
Now bid the new creation be : 
0 God, let there be faith in me ! 



Teacher. Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the 
evidence of things not seen. But without faith it is impos- 
sible to please God. Heb. xi. 1, 6. 

Scholars, For he that cometh to God, must believe that he 
is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him. 
Heb. xi. 6. 

T. Through faith we understand that the worlds were 
framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen 
were not made of things which do appear. Heb. xi. 3. 

S. This is the victory that overcometh the world, even our 
faith. 1 John v. 4. 

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T. Verily, verily, I say unto you, he that heareth my 
word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting 
life, and shall not come into condemnation. John v. 24. 

S. Ye are my witnesses, saith the Lord, and my servants 
whom I have chosen, that ye may know and believe me, and 
understand that I am he. Isa. liii. 10. 

T. Believe in the Lord your God, so shall ye be estab- 
lished. 2 Chron. xx. 20. 

S. And Jesus answering, saith unto them, Have faith in 
God. For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say 
unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into 
the sea ; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe 
that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall 
have whatsoever he saith. Mark xi. 22, 23. 

T. For what if some did not believe ; shall their unbelief 
make the faith of God without effect? Rom. iii. 3. 

S. God forbid : yea, let God be true, but every man a liar ; 
as it is written, That thou mightest be justified in thy sayings, 
and mightest overcome when thou art judged. Rom. iii. 4. 

T. If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is 
greater : for this is the witness of God which he hath testified 
of his Son. 1 John v. 9. 

S. He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness 
in himself: he that believeth not God, hath made him a liar, 
because he believeth not the record that God gave of his Son. 
1 John v. 10. 

T. And this is the record, that God hath given to us eter- 
nal life: and this life is in his Son. He that hath the Son, 
hath life : and he that hath not the Son of God, hath not life. 
1 John v. 11, 12. 

S. Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, 
whose hope is in the Lord his God : which made heaven and 
earth, the sea, and all that therein is : which keepeth truth 
for ever. Ps. cxlvi. 5, 6. 

T. The Lord shall reign for ever, even thy God, O Zion, 
unto all generations. Praise ye the Lord. Ps. cxlvi. 10. 



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TJtAYJEM, 

Almighty and eternal Jehovah! it is but the fool that 
has said in his heart, There is no God. Thy existence is 
i written in the volume of nature and upon the fleshly tables of 
■ the heart. The heavens declare the glory of God, and the 
firmament showeth his handiwork. In approaching thy 
throne, we believe that thou art, and that thou art the re- 
warder of them that diligently seek thee. Help us to fee\ 
thou art our hope, O Lord God : thou art our trust from our 
youth. 

!| Father, Son and Holy Spirit, we adore thee as the one 
!i almighty and eternal God. Thou art righteous in all thy 
|l works and faithful in all thy ways. Thy righteousness is like 
|j the great mountains ; thy judgments are a great deep. Thy 
mercy is in the heavens, and thy faithfulness reacheth unto 
the clouds. Thou art faithful in the fulfillment of the con- 
ditions of the covenant of grace ; thou art faithful in the ful- 
fillment of the promises of thy word, and in the fulfillment 
of the promises of thy mercy and truth, 
j We adore thee, O Lord, as the great and dreadful God, 
keeping covenant and mercy with them that love thee, and 
them that keep thy commandments. Thou art our Creator 
and Preserver and divine Legislator. We thank thee that thou 
' hast not only written thy laws upon our natural conscience, 
j but hast made a revelation of thy divine will and require- 
ments in thy word. 

Give us faith to believe thy gospel as the God of salvation, 
and give us grace to obey thy laws as our Father and King ; 
and while we look up to thee with the eye of faith and with 
a heart of love, do thou condescend, we beseech thee, to look 
j down with an eye of compassion and of favor ; that each one 
i of us may be enabled to take God in Christ as our God, and 
with the Psalmist exclaim, This God is our God for ever and 
ever, and he will be our guide unto death. Amen ! Our 
i Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name; thy king- 
dom come, etc. 
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PAITH IS CHRIST. 



Third Friday in the Month. Evening. 



HYMN 78. s. m. 

Palermo. 
SPIRIT of faith, come down, 

Reveal the things of God ; 
And make to us the Godhead known, 

And witness with the blood. 

"lis thine the blood to apply, 

And give us eyes to see, 
That he who did for sinners die, 

Hath surely died for me. 

No man can truly say 

That Jesus is the Lord, 
Unless thou take the veil away, 

And breathe the living word; 

Then, only then, we feel 

Our interest in his blotrd ; 
And cry, with joy unspeakable, 

Thou art my Lord, my God ! 

Oh that the world might know 

The all-atoning Lamb! 
Spirit of faith, descend and show 

The virtue of his name. 



HYMN 79. p. if. 

Sock of Ages. 
ROCK of ages ! cleft for me, 
Let me hide myself in thee, 
Let the water and the blood 
From thy side, a healing flood, 
Be of sin the double cure. 
Save from wrath, and make me pure. 

Should my tears for ever flow, 
Should my zeal no languor know, 
This for sin could not atone, 
Thou must save, and thou alone ; 
In my hand no price I bring, 
Simply to thy cross I cliug. 

While I draw this fleeting breath, 
When mine eyelids close in death, 
When I rise to worlds unknown, 
And behold thee on thy throne ; 
Rock of ages ! cleft for me, 
Let me hide myself in thee ! 



Teacher. Ye believe in God, believe also in me. John xiv. 1. 

Scholars. I am come a light into the world, that whosoever 
believeth on me should not abide in darkness. John xii. 46. 

T. He that believeth on me hath everlasting life. John 
vi. 47. 

S. He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in 
himself. 1 John v. 10. 

T. The Father himself loveth you, because ye have loved 
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me. and have believed that I came out from God. John 
xvi. 27. 

S. The life which I now live in the flesh, I live by the 
faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for 
me. Gal. ii. 20. 

T. If thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, 
and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from 
the dead, thou shalt be saved. Eom. x. 9. 

S. Verily, verily, I say unto you, he that heareth my word, 
and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and 
shall not come into condemnation. John v. 24. 

T. For with the heart, man believeth unto righteousness ; 
and with the mouth, confession is made unto salvation. Rom. 
x. 10. 

S. Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that be- 
lieveth that Jesus is the Son of God ? 1 John v. 5. 

T. This is God's commandment, that we should believe on 
the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he 
gave us commandment. 1 John iii. 23. 

8. Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, 
I God dwelleth in him, and he in God. 1 John iv. 15. 

T. Whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also 
deny before my Father which is in heaven. Matt. x. 33. 

S. Let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God 
hath made that same Jesus, whom ye have crucified, both 
Lord and Christ. Acts iii. 36. 

T. We believe and are sure that thou art that Christ, the 
Son of the living God. John vi. 69. 

S. If we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so 
them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him. 
1 Thess. iv. 14. 

T. If we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall also 
live with him. Rom. vi. 8. 

S. These things have I written unto you that believe on 
the name of the Son of God ; that ye may know that ye have 
eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son 
of God. 1 John v. 13.* 



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JPKAYJEK. 

Spirit of grace, inspire our hearts with living faith this 
evening, that believing in God we may believe also in Jesus, 
and that while we worship our God and Father in Christ for 
his creating and preserving goodness, we may honor the Son, 
even as we honor the Father, for his redeeming grace. Help 
us, we beseech thee, to acknowledge and adore him as the 
Son of God, equal with the Father and the Spirit in per- 
fections and prerogatives, and possessed of the same divine 
nature and glory. 

Enable us by faith to receive him as our Saviour whom 
God has set forth to be a propitiation, through faith in his 
blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins; 
and grant that being justified by faith in his name, we may 
have peace with God, through our Lord Jesus Christ, by 
whom we have access into this grace wherein we stand, and 
rejoice in the hope of the glory of God. Oh fill our hearts 
with superlative love to Christ, in his person, in his ordi- 
nances and in his laws, until with the Apostle we can say, 
" Whom not having seen we love, in whom, though we see 
him not, yet believing, we rejoice with joy unspeakable and 
full of glory." ^ 

Adorable Redeemer, we acknowledge and praise thee as 
our Immanuel. Thou art our Redeemer, the Holy One of 
Israel. In thy personality thou art the Christ, the Son of the 
living God, and in thy glorious perfections God over all, 
blessed for ever. Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever ; 
a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom. 
Make us the loving, obedient subjects of thy heavenly rule 
upon earth, that we may be the partakers of thy glory in 
thine upper kingdom. Amen ! 

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name ; , 
thy kingdom come ; thy will be done on earth as it is in , 
heaven; give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us ; 
our trespasses as we forgive them that trespass against us ; 
lead us not into temptation, etc. 



THE APOSTLES' OEEED, 



Third Saturday in the Month. Morning. 

HYMN 80. cm. HYMN 81. l. m. 

Howard. Duke Street. 

0 GOD, we praise thee, and confess BLESS'D be the Father and his love, 

That thou the only Lord To which celestial source we owe 

And everlasting Father art, Rivers of endless joy above, 

By all on earth ador'd. And rills of comfort here below. 



To thee all angels cry aloud, 

To thee the powers on high, 
Both Cherubim and Seraphim, 
Continually do cry — ■ 

"0 holy, holy, holy Lord, 

Whom heavenly hosts obey, 
The world is with the glory fill'd 
Of thy majestic sway." 



Glory to thee, great Son of God, 
From whose dear, wounded body rolls 
A precious stream of vital blood — 
Pardon and life for dying souls ! 

We give thee, sacred Spirit, praise, 
Who in our hearts of sin and woe, 
Mak'st living springs of grace arise, 
And into boundless glory flow 



The apostles' glorious company, Thus God the Father, God the Son, 
And prophets, crown'd with light, And God the Spirit, we adore ; - 

With all the martyrs' noble host, The sea of life and love unknown, 
Thy constant praise recite. Without a bottom or a shore. 

Teacher and Scholars. I believe in God the Father Al- 
mighty, maker of Heaven and Earth : 

And in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord ; who was con- 
ceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered 
under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead and buried ; he de- 
scended into the place of departed spirits ; the third day he 
rose from the dead ; he ascended into Heaven, and sitteth on 
the right hand of God the Father Almighty ; from thence he 
shall come to judge the quick and the dead. 

I believe in the Holy Ghost; the Holy Catholic Church; 

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the communion of Saints ; the forgiveness of sins ; the resur- 
rection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen. 

OK THIS. 

Teacher and Scholars. I believe in one God, the Father Al- 
mighty, Maker of Heaven and Earth, and of all things visible 
and invisible. 

And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of 
God, begotten of his Father before all worlds ; God of God, 
Light of Light, very God of very God, begotten, not made, 
being of one substance with the Father ; by whom all things 
were made ; who for us men, and for our salvation, came down 
from Heaven, and was incarnate by the Holy Ghost of the 
Virgin Mary, and was made man, and was crucified also for 
us under Pontius Pilate. He suffered and was buried, and the 
third day he arose again, according to the Scriptures, and as- 
cended into Heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of the 
Father ; and he shall come again, with glory, to judge both 
the quick and the dead ; whose kingdom shall have no end. 

And I believe in the Holy Ghost, the Lord and giver of 
life, who proceedeth from the Father and the Son ; who, with 
the Father and the Son together, is worshiped and glorified ; 
who spake by the prophets. And I believe in one Catholic 
and Apostolic Church. I acknowledge one Baptism for the 
remission of sins ; and I look for the resurrection of the dead, 
and the life of the world to come. Amen. 

T. Cast me not away from thy presence ; and take not thy 
Holy Spirit from me. Ps. li. 11. 

S. Create in me a clean heart, O God ; and renew a right 
spirit within me. Ps. li. 10. 

T. The Lord bless thee, and keep thee. The Lord make 
his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee. The Lord 
lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace. Num. 
vi. 24, 25, 26. 

S. God be merciful unto us, and bless us ; and cause his 
face to shine upon us. Ps. lxvii. 1, 



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PKAYJEK. 

Almighty and eternal Jehovah ! There is no God beside 
thee. Thou art the God, even thou alone, of all the kingdoms 
of the earth, for thou hast made heaven and earth, and the 
inhabitants thereof. While we worship thee as the Father 
Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, we bless thy name, 
that it is our privilege, in filial love, to draw nigh to thee as 
our Father which art in heaven. Oh make us ever thy loving 
and obedient children, created anew in Christ Jesus unto 
righteousness and true holiness. 

Blessed Jesus, only-begotten Son of the living God, co-eter- 
nal, co-equal and consubstantial with the Father, we adore 
thee as our Lord, and with the Psalmist would exclaim, O 
Lord, our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth ! 
We bless thee for thy matchless condescension, that thou didst 
become incarnate by the Holy Ghost, suffer under Pontius 
Pilate, and wast crucified, dead and buried for our redemption, 
that through death thou mightest destroy him that had the 
power of death, and deliver them who, through fear of death, 
were all their lifetime subject to bondage. We bless and give 
thanks unto thee, that thou wast not holden of death, but didst 
rise from the grave for our justification, and sittest at the right 
hand of the Father Almighty, as our great Intercessor ; whence 
thou shalt come to judge the quick and the dead. 

Holy Ghost, proceeding from the Father and the Son, we 
acknowledge thee as the Lord and giver of life. Oh quicken 
us by thy Spirit, that living within the pale of the general 
Church of the first-born, in communion with the household of 
faith, and in the knowledge of the pardon of our sins, in the 
love of God and the comforts of the Holy Ghost, we may at 
length depart in the hopes of a glorious resurrection and of 
life everlasting, that when Christ, who is our life, shall ap- 
pear, we also may appear with him in glory. Amen ! Our 
Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name ; thy king- 
dom come ; thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven ; give 
us this day our daily bread ; and forgive us our trespasses, etc. 



PREPAKATION POR PRAYER. 



Third Saturday in the Month. Evening. 



HYMN 82. s. m. 

Painesville. 
THE praying spirit breathe, 

The watching power impart ; 
From all entanglements beneath 

Call off my peaceful heart ; 
My feeble mind sustain, 

By worldly thoughts opprest, 
Appear and bid me turn again 

To my eternal rest. 

Swift to my rescue come, 

Thy own this moment seize ; 
Gather thy wandering spirit home, 

And keep in perfect peace ; 
Suffered no more to rove 

O'er all the earth abroad, 
Arrest the prisoner of thy love, 

And shut me up in God. 



HYMN 83. p. m. 

Chaney. 
OPEN, Lord, thy inward ear, 

And bid my heart rejoice ; 
Bid my quiet spirit hear 

Thy comfortable voice, 
Never in the whirlwind found, [place ; 

Nor where earthquakes rock the 
Still and silent is the sound — 

The whisper of thy grace. 

From the world of sin and noise 

And hurry I withdraw; 
For the small and inward voice 

I wait with humble awe ; 
Silent am I now and still., 

Dare not in thy presence move, 
To my waiting soul reveal 

The secret of my love! 



Teacher. O thou that hearest prayer, unto thee shall all 
flesh come. Ps. lxv. 2. 

Scholars. Blessed is the man whom thou choosest, and 
causest to approach unto thee, that he may dwell in thy 
courts : we shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy house, 
even of thy holy temple. Ps. lxv. 4. 

T. Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thy heart be 
hasty to utter anything before God — for God is in heaven, and 
thou upon earth ; therefore let thy words be few. Eccles. v. 2. 

S. The preparations of the heart in man, and the answer 
of the tongue, is from the Lord. Prov. xvi. 1. 

T. No man can come unto me except the Father draw 
him. John vi. 44. 
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S. And thou wilt prepare thy heart : thou wilt cause thine 
ear to hear. Ps. x. 17. 

T. He that cometh to God must believe that he is, and 
that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him. Heb. 
xi. 6i 

S. Quicken us, O Lord, and we will call upon thy name ; 
turn us again, O Lord God of Hosts, cause thy face to shine, 
and we shall be saved. Ps. lxxx. 18, 19. 

T. Lord, teach us to pray. Luke xi. 1. 

S. The Spirit helpeth our infirmities; for we know not 
what we should pray for as we ought : but the Spirit maketh 
intercession for us, with groanings that cannot be uttered. 
Kom. viii. 26. 

T. If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that 
giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not, and it shall 
be given him : but let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. 
James i. 5, 6. 

S. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven 
with the wind and tossed. For let not that man think that 
he shall receive anything of the Lord. James i. 6, 7. 

T. I will therefore that men pray everywhere, lifting up 
holy hands, without wrath and doubting. 1 Tim. ii. 8. 

S. If my people, which are called by my name, shall 
humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn 
from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and 
will forgive their sin. 2 Chron. vii. 14. 

T. For thou, Lord, art good ; and ready to forgive ; and 
plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee. Ps. 
lxxxvi. 5. 

S. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us 
our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 1 John i. 9. 

T. Thou shalt find the Lord if thou seek him with all thy 
heart, and with all thy soul. Deut. iv. 29. 

8. Blessed are they who seek the Lord with their whole 
heart. Ps. cxix. 2. 

T. Open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it. Ps. lxxxi. 10. 
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PKAYJEIt. 

Almighty and eternal Jehovah, we desire to encompass 
the altar of divine mercy, and offer up unto thee our evening 
sacrifice of thanksgiving and prayer, through the merits of our 
Divine Mediator, in whom thou art well pleased, and whom 
thou ever delightest to hear. Give us, O Lord, we entreat 
thee, clear and just views of this solemn act of worship, that 
we may come before thee with reverence and humility, in 
faith and love, and worship thee in the beauty of holiness. 
As the preparation of the heart in man, as well as the answer 
of the tongue, is from the Lord, in all our approaches unto 
thee, send the Holy Ghost, we beseech thee, to help our infirm- 
ities, and breathe into our hearts the grace and the gift of 
prayer, that we may find thee, not only the gracious rewarder, 
but the almighty helper of them that diligently seek thee. 

O Lord, thou art acquainted with all our ways, and under?, 
standest our thoughts afar off. Thou knowest our sins with 
all their aggravations, and our wants with all their peculiar- 
ities ; yet thou callest upon us to confess our sins, that we may 
be humbled by a sense of our unworthiness, and to make 
known our desires by supplication, that we may be suitably 
affected by our weakness and dependence upon thee. 

We come into thy presence, O Lord, under a consciousness 
of our guilt, and we confess our sinfulness before thee. Enter 
not into judgment with thy children, but according unto the 
multitudes of thy tender mercies blot out all our transgres- 
sions ; create within us a clean heart, and renew a right spirit 
within us, that we may love thee with a filial love, and serve I 
thee with a filial fear. 

We acknowledge our dependence upon thee, our Creator, 
Preserver and bountiful Benefactor; it is in thee we live and 
move, and have our being. Oh give us ever, we pray thee, 
such blessings as we need; guide us by thine unerring wis- 
dom, defend us by thy power, support us by thy grace, and at 
last receive us to thyself. Amen ! Our Father, who art in 
heaven, hallowed be. thy name; thy kingdom come, etc. 



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THE HOLY SABBATH. 



Fourth Sunday in the Month. Morning. 



HYMN 84. s. m. 
Lisbon. 

WELCOME, sweet day of rest, 
That saw the Lord arise ; 

Welcome to this reviving breast, 
And these rejoicing eyes ! 

The King himself comes near, 
And feasts his saints to-day ; 

Here we may sit, and see him here, 
And love and praise and pray. 

One day in snch a place. 
Where thou, my God, art seen, 

Is sweeter than ten thousand days 
Of pleasurable sin. 

My willing soul would stay 

In such a frame as this, 
And sit and sing herself away 

To everlasting bliss. 



HYMN 85. c. m. 
Waugh. 

THIS is the day the Lord hath made ; 

0 earth, rejoice and sing: 
Let songs of triumph hail the morn ; 

Hosanna to our King! 

The Stone the builders set at naught, 
That Stone has now become 

The sure foundation, and the strength 
Of Zion's heavenly dome. 

Christ is that stone, rejected once, 
And number'd with the slain; 

Now raised in glory, o'er his Church 
Eternally to reign. 

This is the day the Lord hath made; 

0 earth, rejoice and sing: 
With songs of triumph hail the morn ; 

Hosanna to our King ! 



Teacher. Remember the Sabbath-day to keep it holy. Six 
days shalt thou labor, and do all thy work ; but the seventh 
day is the Sabbath of the Lord thy God ; in it thou shalt not 
do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy man- 
servant, nor thy maid-servant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger 
that is within thy gates. Ex. xx. 8, 9, 10. 

Scholars. For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, 
the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day ; 
wherefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath-day and hallowed it. 
Ex. xx. 11. 

T. Ye shall keep the Sabbath therefore ; for it is holy unto 

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you. Every one that defileth it shall surely be put to death: 
for whosoever doeth any work therein, that soul shall be cut 
off from among his people. Ex. xxxi. 14. 

S. Verily, my Sabbaths ye shall keep ; for it is a sign be- 
tween me and you throughout your generations ; that ye may 
know that I am the Lord that doth sanctify you. Ex. xxxi. 13. 

T. And it shall come to pass, that from one new moon to 
another, and from one Sabbath to another, shall all flesh come 
to worship before me, saith the Lord. Isa. lvi. 23. 

S. Thus saith the Lord, Take heed to yourselves, and bear 
no burden on the Sabbath-day. Jer. xvii. 21. 

T. Neither carry forth a burden out of your houses on the 
Sabbath-day, neither do ye any work ; but hallow ye the Sab- 
bath-day, as I commanded your fathers. Jer. xvii. 22. 

S. And whatsoever soul it be that doeth any work in that 
same day, the same soul will I destroy from among his people. 
Lev. xxiii. 30. 

T. Blessed is the man that doeth this, and the son of man 
that layeth hold on it ; that keepeth the Sabbath from pol- 
luting it, and keepeth his hand from doing any evil. Isa. 
lvi. 2. 

S. Moreover, also I gave them my Sabbaths, to be a sign 
between me and them, that they might know that I am the 
Lord that sanctify them. Ezek. xx. 12. 

T. Every one that keepeth the Sabbath from polluting it, 
and taketh hold of my covenant ; even them will I bring to 
my holy mountain, and make them joyful in my house of 
prayer. Isa. lvi. 6, 7. 

S. Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye lands. Serve 
the Lord with gladness : come before his presence with sing- 
ing. Ps. c. 1, 2. 

T. Know ye that the Lord he is God : it is he that hath 
made us, and not we ourselves ; we are his people, and the 
sheep of his pasture. Ps. c. 3. 

S. Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his 
courts with praise : be thankful unto him, and bless his name. 
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Great and glorious Jehovah, author and end of all things, 
we adore thee as the Lord of the Sabbath. We praise and 
give thanks unto thine excellent name that thou didst in- 
stitute and hallow a day of rest, in which, relieved from 
worldly toil and care, we may hold sweet communion with 
thee and with the Holy Spirit. 

We bless thee for the return of its sacred light, and for the 
health and strength with which thou hast favored us to engage 
in its religious duties. Inspire our hearts, we beseech thee, 
that we may be in the Spirit, upon thine own day, not doing 
our own ways, nor finding our own pleasure, nor speaking 
our own words, but that we may consecrate its hours unre- 
servedly to thee. This is the day which the Lord hath made ; 
we will rejoice and be glad in it. Oh come and let us wor- 
ship, and bow down before the Lord our Maker ; for he is our 
God, and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of 
his hand. Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, 
and enter his courts with praise. 

Lord of the Sabbath, go with us to the temple of thine 
earthly abode, and bless us in all the exercises of the sanc- 
tuary while we are waiting before thee. When we sing thy 
praises, inspire our hearts, we beseech thee, that we may sing 
with the spirit and with the understanding, making melody 
in our hearts to. God. When we pray, forbid that we should 
draw nigh to thee with our lips, while our hearts are far from 
thee ; but give us, we entreat thee, the spirit of prayer, and 
nearness of access by faith unto the throne of heavenly grace, 
that we may worship thee in the beauty of holiness, and that 
answers of peace may come to our waiting souls. And while 
we attend to the ministration of thy word, may we listen to 
the truths of the gospel with attentive ears and willing minds, 
that we may receive them into our hearts and practice them 
in our lives. And at last save us, for Christ's sake. 

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name ; thy 
kingdom come; thy will be done on earth, etc. 
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THE HOLT SABBATH. 



Fourth Sunday in the Month. Evening. 



HYMN 86. l. m. 

Hingham. 

SWEET is the work, my God, my King:, 
To praise thy name, give thanks., and sing 
To show thy love by morning light, 
And talk of all thy truths by night. 

Sweet, is the day of sacred rest ; 
No mortal cares shall seize my breast; 
Oh may my heart in tune be found, 
Like David's harp of solemn sound. 

When grace has purified my heart, 
Then I shall share a glorious part ; 
And fresh supplies of joy be shed, 
Like holy oil, to cheer my head. 

Then shall I see and hear and know 
All I desired or wish'd below; 
And every power find sweet employ 
In that eternal world of joy. 



HYMN 87. p. m. 

Sabbath. 
THE light of Sabbath-eve 

Ts fading fast away ; 
What record will it leave 

To crown the closing day? 
Is it a Sabbath spent, 

Of fruitless time destroyed ? 
Or have these moments lent 

Been sacredly employed? 

To waste these Sabbath hours, 

Oh may we never dare ; 
Nor taint with thoughts of ours 

Those sacred days of prayer: 
But may our Sabbaths here 

Inspire our hearts with love, 
And prove a foretaste clear 

Of that sweet rest above. 



Teacher. Six days shall work be done : but the seventh day 
is the Sabbath of rest, a holy convocation : ye shall do no 
work therein : it is the Sabbath of the Lord in all your dwell- 
ings. Lev. xxiii. 3. 

Scholars. For God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified 
it; because that in it he had rested from all his work which 
God created and made. Gen. ii. 3. 

T. I am the Lord your God ; walk in my statutes and 
keep my judgments, and do them. Ezek. xx. 19. 

S. And hallow my Sabbaths ; and they shall be a sign be- 
tween me and you, that ye may know that I am the Lord your 
God. Ezek. xx. 20. 

T. If thou turn away thy foot from the Sabbath, from doing 
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thy pleasure on my holy day, and call the Sabbath a delight, 
the holy of the Lord, honorable, and shalt honor him, not 
doing thine own ways, nor finding thine own pleasure, nor 
speaking thine own words. Isa. Iviii. 13. 

S. Then shalt thou delight thyself in the Lord, and I will 
cause thee to ride upon the high places of the earth, and feed 
thee with the heritage of Jacob thy father, for the mouth of 
the Lord hath spoken it. Isa. Iviii. 14. 

T. Ye shall keep my Sabbaths, and reverence my sanc- 
tuary : I am the Lord. Lev. xxvi. 2. 

S. If ye walk in my statutes and keep my commandments, 
and do them ; then I will give you rain in due season, and the 
land shall yield her increase, and the trees of the field shall 
yield their fruit. Lev. xxvi. 3, 4. 

T. And your threshing shall reach unto the vintage, and 
the vintage shall reach unto the sowing-time ; and ye shall eat 
your bread to the full, and dwell in your land safely. Lev. 
xxvi. 5. 

S. And I will give peace in the land, and ye shall lie 
down ; and none shall make you afraid ; and I will rid evil 
beasts out of the land, neither shall the sword go through your 
land. Lev. xxvi. 6. 

T. For I will have respect unto you, and make you fruit- 
ful and multiply you, and establish my covenant with you. 
Lev. xxvi. 9. 

S. And I will set my tabernacle among you : and my soul 
shall not abhor you. And I will walk among you, and will 
be your God, and ye shall be my people. Lev. xxvi. 11, 12. 

T. But if ye will not hearken unto me, and do these things, 
I will scatter you among the heathen, and will draw out a 
sword after you : and your land shall be desolate, and your 
cities waste. Lev. xxvi. 33. 

8. Then shall the land enjoy her Sabbaths, as long as it 
lieth desolate, and ye be in your enemies' land ; even then 
shall the land rest, and enjoy her Sabbaths. As long as it 
lieth desolate it shall rest; because it did not rest in your 
Sabbaths, when ye dwelt upon it. Lev. xxvi. 34, 35. 



SCRIPTURE MAXUAL. 



Infinitely great and glorious Jehovah, God of grace and 
salvation, we draw nigh to thy throne of mercy at the close of 
the blessed Sabbath, and in the name of Him whose resur- 
rection from the dead it commemorates, would lift up our 
eyes to thee from whence cometh all our help. We thank 
thee for the enjoyment of another day of rest, for the privileges 
of thy holy house, and for all the means of grace with which 
we have been favored. Make us duly sensible of all thy mer- 
cies, and diligent in the improvement of them to thy honor 
and glory. 

This day have the goings forth of our God and King been 
seen in his sanctuary ; this day has the Shepherd of Israel led 
his flock into the green pastures of gospel ordinances and by 
the still waters of gospel comfort ; this day has the trumpet 
of salvation been sounded in the ears of thousands. Grant. O 
Lord, that, to the listening multitudes, the gospel of the Son 
of God may have come, not only in word, but in demonstra- 
tion of the Spirit, and in power and much assurance ; and 
that they have known, and heard, and loved the joyful sound. 
May thy word run, and have free course and be glorified in 
the hearts and minds of the people — to enlighten the ignorant, 
to awaken the careless, to reclaim the wandering, to confirm 
the weak, to establish the wavering, to comfort the afflicted, 
and to make a people prepared for the Lord. 

Send out thy light and truth, O God, for the conversion of 
the nations. May those that sit in heathenish darkness and 
in the regions of death, see the great light of the gospel ; may 
the solitary places of the earth be made glad and the desert 
bloom and blossom as the rose ; may all the kingdoms of this 
world become the kingdoms of our God and of his Christ, till, 
from each continent and isle of the sea, prayer and praise 
shall ascend to the one true God. 

And when we have done and suffered thy will here, bring 
us, with all the redeemed, to enjoy an endless Sabbath in thy 
kingdom, for Christ's sake. Amen ! Our Father, etc. 



ANSWEE TO PEAYEK. 



Fourth Monday in the Month. Morning. 



HYMN 88. p. m. 
Heath. 

SAVIOUR, when in dust to thee, 
Low we bow the adoring knee ; 
When, repentant, to the skies 
Scarce we lift our streaming eyes ; 
Oh by all thy pains and woe, 
Suffer'd once for man below, 
Bending from thy throne on high, 
Hear our solemn litany. 

By thy birth ;uk1 early years; 
By thy human griefs and fears; 
By thy fasting and distress 
In the lonely wilderness ; 
By thy victory in the hour 
Of the subtle Tempter's power ; 
Jesus, look with pitying eye: 
Hear our solemn litany. 

By thine hour of dark despair ; 
By thine agony of prayer; 
By the purple robe of scorn ; 
By thy wounds, thy crown of thorn ; 
By thy cross, thy pangs and cries ; 
By thy perfect sacrifice ; 
Jesus, look with pitying eye: 
Hear our solemn litany. 



HYMN 89. l. m. 
Thorpe. 

FROM every stormy wind that blows, 
From every swelling tide of woes, 
There is a calm, a sure retreat : 
'Tis found beneath the mercy-seat. 

There is a place where Jesus sheds 
The oil of gladness on our heads ; 
A place than all besides more sweet : 
It is the blood-bought mercy-seat. 

There is a scene where spirits blend, 
Where friend holds fellowship with 
friend ; 

Tho' sunder d far, by faith they meet 
Around one common mercy-seat. 

Ah ! whither could we flee for aid, 
When tempted, desolate, dismay'd? 
Or how the hosts of hell defeat 
Had suffring saints no mercy-seat? 

There, there on eagles' wings we soar, 
And sin and sense molest no more ; 
And heaven conies down our souls to 
greet, 

While glory crowns the mercy-seat. 



Teacher. Thou shalt make thy prayer unto him, and he 
shall hear thee. Job xxii. 27. 

Scholars. But know that the Lord hath set apart him that 
is godly for himself : the Lord will hear when I call unto 
him. Ps. iv. 3. 

T. This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him, and 
saved him out of all his troubles. Ps. xxxiv. 6. 

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S. The eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, and his 
ears are open to their cry. The righteous cry, and the Lord 
heareth, and delivereth them out of their troubles. Ps. xxxiv. 
15, 17. 

-jT. Call upon me in the day of trouble, I will deliver 
thee, and thou shalt glorify me. Ps. 1. 15. 

S. He will fulfill the desire of them that fear him : he also 
will hear their cry, and save them. Ps. cxiv. 19. 

T. The Lord is far from the wicked : but he heareth the 
prayer of the righteous. Prov. xv. 29. 

S. He shall call upon me, and I will answer him. Ps. 
xci. 15. 

T. The Lord is rich in mercy to all that call upon him. 
Kom. x. 12. 

S. They that seek the Lord shall not want any good thing. 
Ps. xxiv. 10. 

T. He will be very gracious unto thee at the voice of thy 
cry : when he shall hear it, he will answer thee. Isa. xxx. 19. 

S. Then shalt thou call, and the Lord shall answer : thou 
shalt cry, and he shall say, Here I am. Isa. lviii. 9. 

T. Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray | 
unto me, and I will hearken unto you. Jer. xxix. 12. 

S. They shall call on my name, and I will hear them : I 
will say, It is my people, and they shall say, The Lord is my j 
God. Zech. xiii. 9. 

T. Ask, and it shall be given you. Seek, and ye shall 
find. Knock, and it shall be opened unto you. Matt. vii. 7. 

S. For every one that asketh receiveth ; and he that 
seeketh findeth ; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened. 
Matt. vii. 8. 

T. And all things whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, be- 
lieving, ye shall receive. Matt. xxi. 22* 

S. If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye 
shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you. John 
xv. 7. 

T. Lord, hear my voice; let thine ear be attentive to the 
voice of my supplications. Ps. cxxx. 2. 



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JPMATEIt. 

O Thou, who art the Creator of the ends of the earth, and 
the only object of rational worship, we adore thee for thy 
benevolence and condescension to a ruined world ; that, al- 
though thou inhabitest the praises of eternity, thou hast respect 
unto thy fallen creation, and thine ear is ever attentive to the 
cry of those who approach thy throne, with humility and in 
assurance of faith. 

We praise and magnify thy name, O Lord, that thou hast 
made a mercy-seat accessible to us by the sprinkled blood of 
our adorable Redeemer and Mediator. We bless thee, our 
Father and God, that to this mercy-seat we may come, in all 
our weakness and with all our wants, in the hour of trial and 
temptation ; in all times of difficulty and doubt ; in all seasons 
of sorrow and suffering ; and in all circumstances of affliction 
and distress ; and that coming in penitence and faith, we may 
obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need — grace 
to hold up the failing hands, and to confirm the feeble knees ; 
grace to supply our wants and . necessities ; to shield us in 
temptation ; to enlighten us in darkness ; and to bind up the 
broken spirit and the bleeding heart. 

God of benevolence and mercy, we bless thy name, that, 
sinful though we be, thou hast graciously invited us to come 
unto thee and make our desires known ; to ask and it shall be 
given us ; to seek and we shall find ; to knock and it shall be 
opened unto us. We come before thee, this morning, with the 
voice of thanksgiving for thy loving-kindness and tender 
mercy during our past lives, and especially for thy protection 
during the past night. We would supplicate thy blessing for 
the day. Give us strength of body and of mind for the duties 
of the day ; graciously assist us in our studies ; may we dedi- 
cate to thee our time and talents, that, living to thy honor and 
glory upon earth, we may live with thee in heaven. Give 
ear, O God, hearken to our prayer, and answer for Christ's 
sake. Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name ; 
thy kingdom come; thy will be done on earth, etc. 



JUSTIFICATION. 



Fourth Monday in the Month. Evening. 



HYMN 90. p. m. 



Lenox. 



ARISE, my soul, arise; 

Shake off thy guilty fears : 
The bleeding Sacrifice 
In my behalf appears: 
Before the throne my Surety stands— 
My name is written on his hands. 

He ever lives above, 

For me to intercede; 
His all-redeeming love, 

His precious blood to plead : 
His blood atones for all our race, 
And sprinkles now the throne of grace, 

Five bleeding wounds he bears, 

Received on Calvary ; 
They pour effectual prayers, 



They strongly plead for me : 
Forgive him, oh forgive, they cry, 
Nor let that ransom*d sinner die. 

- The Father hears him pray, 
His dear anointed One: 
He cannot turn away 
The presence of his Son : 
His Spirit answers to the blood, 
And tells me I am born of God. 

My God is reconciled ; 

His pard'ning voice I hear: 
He owns me for his child; 
I can no longer fear : 
With confidence I now draw nigh, 
And Father, Abba, Father, cry. 



Teacher. Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unright- 
eous man his thoughts ; and let him return unto the Lord, and 
he will have mercy upon him ; and to our God, for he will 
abundantly pardon. Isa. lv. 7. 

Scholars. The Lord, the Lord God, merciful and gracious, 
long-suffering, and abundant in goodness and truth, keeping 
mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity, transgression and sin. 
Ex. xxxiv. 6, 7. 

T. I, even I, am he that blotteth out thy transgression for 
mine own sake, and will not remember thy sins. Put me in 
remembrance : let us plead together, declare then that thou 
may est be justified. Isa. xliii. 25, 26. 

S. O Lord, let my Lord, I pray thee, go among us, and 
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pardon our iniquity and our sin, and take us for thine inherit- 
ance. Ex. xxxiv. 9. 

T. Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy loving- 
kindness ; according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies 
blot out rny transgressions. Ps. li. 1. 

S. Wash me thoroughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse 
me from my sin. For I acknowledge my transgressions, and 
my sin is ever before me. Against thee, thee only, have I 
sinned, and done this evil in thy sight: that thou mightest be 
justified when thou speakest, and be clear when thou judgest. 
Ps. lv. 2, 3, 4. 

T. Incline your ear, and come unto me ; hear, and your 
soul shall live ; and I will make an everlasting covenant with 
you, even the sure mercies of David. Isa. lv. 3. 

S. A broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not 
despise. Ps. li. 17. 

T. The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart ; 
and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit. Ps. xxxiv. 18. 

S. How can man be justified with God ? Job xxv. 4. 

T. Being justified by faith, we have peace with God, through 
our Lord Jesus Christ. By whom also we have access by 
faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of 
the glory of God. Rom. v. 1, 2. 

S. By the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified 
in his sight; for by the law is the knowledge of sin. Bom. 
iii. 20. 

T, But God commendeth his love toward us, in that while 
we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Rom. v. 8. 

S. Being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from 
wrath through him. Rom. v. 9. 

T. In whom we have redemption through his blood, the for- 
giveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace. Eph. i. 7. 

S. For by grace are ye saved, through faith ; and that not 
of yourselves ; it is the gift of God. Eph. ii. 8. 

T. Even the righteousness of God, which is by faith of 
Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe. Rom. 
iii. 22. 

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PRAYER. 

Almighty and everlasting God, the King eternal, immor- 
tal and invisible, who art our Creator, and wilt be our Judge ! 
we adore the riches of thy grace, that, although justice and 
judgment are the habitation of thy throne, yet mercy and 
truth have met together, righteousness and peace have kissed 
each other. We praise and give thanks unto thee, that, al- 
though out of Christ thou art a consuming fire, yet, through 
his sufferings and death, thou hast proclaimed thyself "the 
Lord, the Lord God merciful and gracious, long-suffering and 
abundant in goodness and truth, keeping mercy for thousands, 
forgiving iniquity, transgression and sin." 

We thank thee for the gracious invitation in thy word to 
sinners who are wandering from thee : " Let the wicked for- 
sake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts, and let 
him return unto the Lord, and he will have mercy upon him ; 
and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon." Lord, while 
we obey the call, suffer us not to come in our own name to 
seek justification by the works of the law, but in the name and 
through the merits of Him who was delivered for our offences 
and rose for our justification ; that, being justified by faith, we 
may have peace with God, through our Lord Jesus Christ, 
and rejoice in hope of the glory of God. 

For the sake of our adorable Redeemer, have mercy upon 
us, O God, according to thy loving-kindness ; according unto 
the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out our transgres- 
sions; and to the justification of our persons add the sanctifi- 
cation of our natures ; create within us a clean heart and re- 
new a right spirit within us, that we may glorify thee in our 
souls and bodies, which are thine. We thank thee, O Lord, 
for the mercies of the day ; and would ask thy gracious pro- 
tection for the night ; watch over us during the darkness, pre- 
serve us, and at last save us for Christ's sake. Amen ! Our 
Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name ; thy king- I 
dom come ; thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven ; give 
us this day our daily bread ; and forgive us, etc. 



ADOPTION. 



Fourth Tuesday in the Month. Morning. 

HYMN 91. l. m. HYMN 92. c. m. 

Prince. Lanesboro\ 

GREAT God, indulge my humble claim; SOV'REIGN of all the worlds on 

Be thou my hope, my joy, my rest; Allow my humble claim ; [high, 

The glories that compose thy name Nor while, unworthy, I draw nigh, 

Stand all engaged to make me blest. Disdain a Father's name. 

Thou great and good, thou just and wise, My Father,God ! that gracious word 
Thou art my Father and my God ; Dispels my guilty fear ; 

And I am thine by sacred ties — Not all the notes by angels heard 

Thy son, thy servant bought with blood. Could so delight my ear. 



With heart and eyes, and lifted hands, 
For thee I long, to thee I look ; 

As travelers in thirsty lands 
Pant for the cooling water-brook. 

I'll lift my hands, I'll raise my voice, 
While I have breath to pray or praise: 

This work shall make my heart rejoice, 
And fill the remnant of my days. 



Come, Holy Ghost, thyself impress 
On my expanding heart ; 

And show that in the Father's grace 
I share a filial part. 

Cheer'd by that witness from on 
Unwav'ring I believe ; [high 

And Abba, Father, humbly cry ; 
Nor can the sign deceive. 



Teacher. For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they 
are the sons of God. For ye have not received the spirit of 
bondage again to fear ; but ye have received the Spirit of adop- 
tion, whereby we cry Abba, Father. Kom. viii. 14, J 5. 

Scholars. The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, 
that we are the children of God: and if children, then heirs: 
heirs of God and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suf- 
fer with him, that we may be also glorified together. Rom. 
viii. 16, 17. 

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T. When the fullness of the time was come, God sent forth 
his Son made of a woman, made under the law. Gal. iv. 4. 

S. To redeem them that were under the law, that we might 
receive the adoption of sons. Gal. iv. 5. 

T. And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit 
of his Son into your hearts, crying Abba, Father. Gal. iv. 6. 

S. He came unto his own, and his own received him not. 
But as many as received him, to them gave he power to be- 
come the sons of God. John i. 11, 12. 

T. Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the 
flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God. John i. 13. 

S. For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to 
be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the 
first-born among many brethren. Rom. viii. 29. 

T. Not by works of righteousness, which we have done, 
but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of re- 
generation, and renewing of the Holy Ghost. Tit. iii. 5. 

S. Which he shed on us abundantly, through Jesus Christ 
our Saviour; that being justified by his grace we should be 
made heirs according to the hope of eternal life. Tit. iii. 6, 7. 

T. That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of 
God without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse 
nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world. Phil, 
ii. 15. 

S. Behold what manner of love the Father hath bestowed 
upon us, that we should be called the sons of God ! therefore 
the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not. Beloved, 
now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what 
we shall be : but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall 
be like him ; for we shall see him as he is. 1 John iii. 1, 2. 

T. In this the children of God are manifest, and the chil- 
dren of the devil : whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of 
God, neither he that loveth not his brother. 1 John iii. 10. 

dK He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will 
be his God, and he shall be my son. Rev. xxi. 7. 



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PMAYJEJR. 



Almighty and most merciful God, while we encompass thy 
throne with that profound reverence which becomes creatures 
before their Creator, we would approach thee with filial confi- 
dence as our Father in heaven. We bless thee for the en- 
couragement of the promise, " I will be a Father unto you, 
and ye shall be my sons and daughters." 

Thou hast powerful claims upon our gratitude, love and 
praise. As our Creator, thou aft our Father. Thy hands have 
fashioned us for thyself, to show forth thy glory. As our Pre- 
server, thou art our Father. Thy paternal hand has led us 
all our lives long, and supplied our wants and necessities. 
Our Father and God in Christ, as we are thy natural work- 
manship, created by thy omnipotence and supported by thy 
providence, oh make us thy spiritual workmanship, created 
anew in Christ Jesus unto righteousness and true holiness ; 
and grant, we beseech thee, that each day we may live to thy 
glory, as we live upon thy bounty. 

Our Father in heaven, we acknowledge that we have been 
disobedient and sinful. Oh grant us repentance unto salvation, 
receive us into the family of thy children, and send into our 
hearts the spirit of adoption, whereby we may cry Abba, 
Father — the Spirit itself bearing witness with our spirit, that 
we are the children of God ; and, if children, then heirs ; heirs 
of God, and joint-heirs with Christ. 

May we ever love thee with grateful hearts, and serve thee 
with willing minds, and reverence thee with a filial fear — that 
we may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God without 
rebuke in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation.- 
And to the Father of all, who is above all, and through all, 
and in us all, be honor and glory, for ever. Amen ! Our 
Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name ; thy king- 
dom come ; thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven ; give 
us this day our daily bread ; and forgive us our trespasses as 
we forgive those who trespass against us ; and lead us not into 
temptation, but deliver us from evil ; for thine, etc. 
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SANCTIPICATIOH". 



Fourth Tuesday in the Month. Evening. 



HYMN 94. s. m. 

Lansdale. 
THE thing my God doth hate, 

That I no more may do, 
Thy creature, Lord, again create, 
And all my soul renew : 

My soul shall then, like thine, 
Abhor the thing unclean, 
- And, sanctified by love divine, 
For ever cease from sin. 



HYMN 93. c. m. 
Marlow. 

OH for a heart to praise my God, 
A heart from sin set free — 

A heart that always feels thy blood 
So freely spilt for me. 

A heart resign'd, submissive, meek, 
My great Redeemer's throne : 

Where only Christ is heard to speak- 
Where Jesus reigns alone. 

Oh for a lowly; contrite heart, 

Believing, true and clean ; 
Which neither life nor death can part 

From him that dwells within. 

A heart in every thought renew'd, 

And full of love divine ; 
Perfect, and right, and pure and good, 

A copy, Lord, of thine. 



That blessed law of thine, 

Jesus, to me impart ; 
The Spirit's law of life divine, 

Oh write it on my heart. 

Implant it deep within, 

Whence it may ne'er remove — 
The law of liberty from sin, 

The perfect law of love. 



Teacher. This is the will of God, even your sanctification. 
1 Thess. iv. 3. 

Scholars. The Lord appeared to Abram, and said unto him, 
I am the Almighty God : walk before me, and be thou per- 
fect. Gen. xvii. i. 

T. Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is 
in heaven is perfect. Matt. v. 48. 

S. It is God that girdeth me with strength, and maketh 
my way perfect. Ps. xviii. 32. 

T. Now the God of peace, that brought again from the 
dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep, through 
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the blood of the everlasting covenant, make you peifect in 
every good work. Heb. xiii. 20. 

S. Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which 
no man shall see the Lord : looking-diligently, lest any root 
of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be 
denied. Heb. xii. 14, 15. 

T. 1 am the Lord your God ; ye shall therefore sanctify 
yourselves, and ye shall be holy, for I am holy. Lev. xi. 44. 

S. But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the 
glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from 
glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord. 2 Cor. • 
I iii. 18. 

T. God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation 
| through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth, 
whereunto he called you by our gospel, to the obtaining of the 
glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. 2 Thess. ii. 13, 14. 

S. Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and cleanse me 
from my sin. Ps. li. 2. 

T. Though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white 
I as snow ; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as 
wool. Isa. i. 18. 

S, Cleanse thou me from secret faults. Ps. xix. 12. 

T. Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall 
be clean ; from all your filthiness, and from all your idols, 
will I cleanse you. Ezek. xxxvi. 25. 

S. Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of . 
faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and 
our bodies washed with pure water. Heb. x. 22. 

T. Every man that hath this hope in him purifieth him- 
self, even as he is pure. 1 John iii. 3. 

S. Christ gave himself for us, that he might redeem us 
from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, 
zealous of good works. Tit. ii. 14. 

T. The very God of peace sanctify you wholly, and I pray 
God, your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved 
blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. 1 Thess 
v. 23. 

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PRAYER. 

0 Thou, who art the Holy One of Israel, whose name is 
Holy ; we would approach thee with reverence and humility, 
and adoring thee in the matchless purity of thy character, 
with the angelic hosts would exclaim, Holy, holy. ho]y Lord 
God Almighty, who was, and is, and is to come. Thou art 
infinitely holy, O Lord, in thy attributes, holy in ail thy 
works, and in all thy ways ; every word of thy mouth is pure 
and holy ; and thy law is holy, just and good. The very 
heavens are not pure in thy sight ; thou chargest thine angels 
with folly, and canst not behold iniquity with allowance. 

With what reverence and fear then should we, who are sin- 
ful worms of the dust, appear in thy presence ? Lord, we ac- 
knowledge our transgressions, and our sins are ever before us. 
But we bless thy name that thou hast invited us to draw nigh 
to the throne of grace, and hast promised that although our 
sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow ; though they 
be red as crimson, they shall be as wool. 

Most merciful God and Father, we accept the gracious invi- 
tation, and come to thee through our Divine Mediator and 
Redeemer, and beseech thee, for his sake, to blot out our sins. 
Cast us not away from thy presence, O infinite Purity, and take 
not thy Holy Spirit from us. Purge us with hyssop, and we 
shall be clean ; wash us, and we shall be whiter than snow. 

Blessed Jesus, who art the way, the truth and the life, be 
thou our wisdom, that we may be delivered from the folly of 
our nature ; be thou our righteousness, that we may be cleansed 
from the guilt of sin ; be thou our sanctifi cation, that we may 
present our bodies as living sacrifices, holy and acceptable to 
God, which is our reasonable service ; that the very God of 
peace may sanctify us wholly ; and our spirit, soul and body 
maybe preserved blameless unto the coming of the Lord Jesus 
Christ. Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy 
name ; thy kingdom come ; thy will be done on earth as it is 
in heaven ; give us this day our daily bread ; and forgive us 
our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us, etc. 



RIGHTEOUSNESS. 



Fourth Wednesday in the Month. Morning. 



HYMN 95. cm. 

lddo. 

I WANT a principle within 

Of jealous, godly fear; 
A sensibility of sin — 

A pain to feel it near. 

Quick as the apple of an eye, 
0 God, my conscience make ; 

Awake my soul when sin is nigh, 
And keep it still awake. 

If to the right or left I stray, 
That moment, Lord, reprove; 

And let me weep my life away, 
For having grieved thy love. 

Oh may the least omission pain 

My well-instructed soul, 
And drive me to the blood again 

Which makes the wounded whole. 



HYMN 96. l. m. 

New Sabbath. 
ARISE, my soul, on wings sublime, 
Above the vanities of time ; 
Let faith now pierce the veil, and see 
The glories of eternity. 

Born by a new, celestial birth, 
Why should I grovel here on earth? 
Why grasp at vain and fleeting toys, 
So near to heaven's eternal joys? 

Shall aught beguile me on the road — 
The narrow road that leads to God ? 
Or can I love this earth so well 
As not to long with God to dwell? 

To dwell with God, to taste his love, 
Is the full heaven enjoy'd above: 
The glorious expectation now 
Is heavenly bliss begun below. 



Teacher. What manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy 
conversation and godliness? 2 Pet. iii. 11. 

Scholars. The grace of God that bringeth salvation hath 
appeared to all men, teaching us that, denying ungodliness 
and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and 
godly in this present world. Tit. ii. 11, 12. 

T. Break off thy sins by righteousness, and thine iniquities 
by showing mercy. Dan. iv. 27. 

S. It shall be our righteousness if we observe to do all 
these commandments before the Lord our God, as he hath 
commanded us. Deut. vi. 25. 

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T. Except your righteousness shall exceed the righteous- 
ness of the Scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter 
into the kingdom of heaven. Matt. v. 20. 

S. Not by works of righteousness which we have done, 
but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of re- 
generation and renewing of the Holy Ghost. Tit. iii. 5. 

T. Who his ownself bare our sins in his own body on the 
tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness. 
1 Pet. ii. 24. 

S. And now, little children, abide in him. If ye know 
that he is righteous, ye know that every one that doeth right- i 
eousness is born of him. 1 John ii. 28, 29. 

T. Stand, therefore, having your loins girt about with 
truth, and having on the breast-plate of righteousness. Eph. 
vi. 14. 

S. For all this I considered in my heart, even to declare all 
this, that the righteous, and the wise, and their works, are in 
the hand of God. Eccles. ix. 1. 

T. Thou meetest him that rejoiceth and worketh right- 
eousness, those that remember thee in thy ways. Isa. lxiv. 5. 

S. Righteous art thou, O Lord, and upright are thy judg- 
ments, the righteousness of thy testimonies is everlasting : give 
me understanding, and I shall live. Ps. cxix. 137, 144. 

T. The thoughts of the righteous are right : but the coun- i 
sels of the wicked are deceit. Prov. xii. 5. 

S. When the righteous are in authority, the people re- 
joice : but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn. 
Prov. xxix. 2. 

T. Follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, pa- 
tience, meekness, fight the good fight of faith. 1 Tim. vi. 11. 

S. The way of the wicked is an abomination unto the i 
Lord; but he loveth him that followeth after righteousness. 
Prov. xv. 9. 

T. The wicked is driven away in his wickedness : but the 
righteous hath hope in his death. Prov. xiv. 32. 

S. Let me die the death of the righteous, and let my last I 
end be like his. Num. xxiii. 10. 



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Almighty God, our Creator and Preserver, we adore thee 
as the righteous Lord who loveth righteousness. Thou art 
righteous in all thy purposes and holy in all thy ways. In 
presenting ourselves before thee, forbid that we should come, 
like the proud Pharisee, trusting in our own righteousness ; 
but as the humble Publican, confessing our sins, that we may 
find mercy and acceptance with thee, and the grace of obedi- 
ence to thy blessed will. 

Under a sense of our unworthiness and helplessness, may 
we ever feel that it is not by works of righteousness which we 
have done, but according to the mercy of God in Christ Jesus, 
that he has saved us by the washing of regeneration and the 
renewing of the Holy Ghost. Oh grant that our hearts may 
ever rejoice in him as the Lord our Eighteousness, who his 
ownself bore our sins in his own body upon the tree, that we, 
being dead to sin, should live unto righteousness. 

With a grateful sense of all thy mercies, O Lord, we would 
express the homage of our hearts for the precious privileges 
which we enjoy, and for thy gracious protection during the 
past night. We would supplicate thy throne this morning 
for thy blessing upon us, and for thy merciful direction in 
the duties and secular engagements of the present week. 
Forbid, we pray thee, that any gracious impressions made 
upon us should be as the early cloud and as the morning 
dew ; but may thy good Spirit abide with us and prepare our 
hearts for all the duties, difficulties, trials, temptations, 
crosses and conflicts of the week upon which we have entered. 

Bless us this day in our studies, we beseech thee ; open our 
minds to receive knowledge and our hearts to receive spir- 
itual truth ; in all our doubts be thou our guide, in all our 
difficulties be thou our support, in all the dangers that beset 
us be thou our defence, and at last, with that innumerable 
multitude which no man can number, bring us, with all our 
friends, to praise thee in heaven. Amen ! 

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed, etc. 



EEWAEDS OF EIGHTEOUSNESS. 



Fourth Wednesday in the Month. Evening. 



HYMN 97. s. m. 
Hart. 

WHAT cheering words are these ? 

Their sweetness who can tell ? 
In time and to eternity 

'Tis with the righteous well. 



HYMN 98. s. m. 

Ballston. 
THE man is ever blest 

Who shuns the sinner's ways ; 
Amongst their councils never stands, 

Nor takes the scorners place ; 



But makes the law of God 
His study and delight, 



'Tis well when joys arise ; 

'Tis well when sorrows flow ; 
'Tis well when darkness veils the skies, Amidst the labors of the day 

And strong temptations blow. And watches of the night. 



'Tis well when at his throne He like a tree shall thrive 

They wrestle, weep and pray ; With waters near the root . 

'Tis well when at his feet they groan, Fresh as the leaf his name shall live, 
Yet bring their wants away. His works are heav'nly fruit. 



'Tis well when Jesus calls, 
From earth and sin, Arise, 

Join with the hosts of virgin souls 
Made to salvation wise. 



Not so the ungodly race, 
They no such blessing find ; 

Their hopes shall flee like empty chaff 
Before the driving wind. 



Teacher. Blessed is he that doeth righteousness at all 
times. Ps. cvi. 3. 

Scholars. The work of righteousness shall be peace ; and 
the effect of righteousness quietness and assurance for ever. 
And my people shall dwell in a peaceable habitation, and in 
sure dwellings, and in quiet resting-places. Isa. xxxii. 17, 18. 

T. A man shall not be established by wickedness, but the 
root of the righteous shall not be moved. Prov. xii. 3. 

S. The wicked are overthrown and are not: but the house 
of the righteous shall stand. Prov. xii. 7. 

T. The Lord knoweth the way of the righteous, but the 
way of the ungodly shall perish. Ps. i. 6. 
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S. The righteous cry, and the Lord heareth, and delivereth 
' them out of all their troubles. Ps. xxxiv. 17. 

T. Thou, Lord, wilt bless the righteous, with favor wilt 
thou compass him as with a shield. Ps. v. 12. 

S. He shall dwell on high, his place of defence shall be 
| the munitions of rocks ; bread shall be given him, his waters 
;! shall be sure. Isa. xxxiii. 16. 

jT. The hope of the righteous shall be gladness : but the 
expectation of the wicked shall perish. Prov. x. 28. 

S. In the way of righteousness is life ; and in the pathway 
j thereof there is no death. Prov. xii. 28. 

T. He that followeth after righteousness and mercy, findeth 
|l life, righteousness and honor. Prov. xxi. 21. 

S. A little that a righteous man hath is better than the 
riches of many wicked, for the arms of the wicked shall be 
broken ; but the Lord upholdeth the righteous. Ps. xxxvii. 
16, 17. 

T. The righteous also shall hold on his way, and he 
that hath clean hands shall be stronger and stronger. Job 
I xvii. 9. 

S. The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree, he shall 
grow like a cedar in Lebanon. Ps. xcii. 12. 

T. As righteousness tendeth to life, so he that pursueth 
evil pursueth it to his own death. Prov. xi. 19. 

S. Evil pursueth sinners, but to the righteous good shall 
be repaid. Prov. xiii. 21. 

T. Righteousness exalteth a nation, but sin is a reproach 
to any people. Prov. xiv. 34. 

S. Godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise 
of the life that now is, and of that which is to come. 1 Tim. 
iv. 8. 

T. Say ye to the righteous, that it shall be well with him, 
for they shall eat the fruit of their doings. Isa. iii. 10. 

JS. I pray that ye may be sincere and without offence till 
the day of Christ, being filled with the fruits of righteousness, 
which are by Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God. 
Phil. i. 10, 11. 
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SCRIPTURE MANUAL. 



PHAYJER. 

O Lord, our God and merciful Father in Christ, we desire 
once more to draw nigh to thee and return our thanks for the 
blessings that have crowned another day, and to implore thy 
fatherly protection during the coming night. We approach 
thy throne, O God, deeply sensible of our great unworthiness I 
and numerous infirmities, yet pleading the merits of our mer- 
ciful Redeemer, who was delivered for our offences, rose for 
our justification and now sitteth at the right hand of God the 
Father to make intercession for us. 

Grant, O Lord, we beseech thee that he may be to us the 
end of the law for righteousness ; and that we may be ever 
found in him, not having on our own righteousness, which is 
of the law and is but as filthy rags, but that righteousness which 
is of God through faith in Christ Jesus. And as we live by 
him and in him, grant us grace, O Lord, we entreat thee, that 
we may live like him and follow in his blessed footsteps. 

In all our temporal engagements, our Father and God, may 
thy wisdom guide us and thy grace control us, and while we I 
are diligent in business, carefully improving our time and 
talents, may we be fervent in spirit, loving and serving thee. | 
In all our intercourse with others teach us to do justly, to 
love mercy and to walk humbly before our God; that we 
may be sincere and without offence till the day of Christ, 
being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by 
Jesus Christ unto the glory and praise of God. 

Lord, bless our country ; may our rulers and all in author- 
ity over us be men fearing God and working righteousness, 
and may the people be distinguished for their love of right- 
eousness, which exalteth a nation, and their abhorrence of 
sin, which is a reproach to any people. Hear, O Lord, not 
for our righteousness, but for thy great mercies. Amen ! 

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name ; thy 
kingdom come ; thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven ; 
give us this day our daily bread ; and forgive us our tres- 
passes, as we forgive those who trespass against us, etc. 



PATIENCE. 



Fourth Thursday in the Month. Morning. 

HYMN 99. l.m. HYMN 100. cm. 

Sabaoth. Bolton. 
SAINTS, at your heavenly Father's word, 0 LORD, my best desire fulfill, 
Give up your comforts to the Lord ; And help me to resign 
He will restore what you resign, Life, health and comfort to thy will, 
Or grant you blessings more divine. And make thy pleasure mine. 

So Abra'am, with obedient hand, "Why should I shrink at thy command, 
Led forth his son at God's command; Whose love forbids my fears? 
The wood, the fire, the knife he took, Or tremble at thy gracious hand, 
His arm prepar'd the dreadful stroke. That wipes away my tears ? 

" Abra'am, forbear," the angel cried, No, let me rather freely yield 
" Thy faith is known, thy love is tried, What most I prize to thee, 
Thy son shall live, and in thy seed Who never hast a good withheld, 
Shall the whole earth be blessed indeed." Or wilt withhold from me. 



Just in the last distressing hour Wisdom and mercy guide my way, 
The Lord displays deliv'ring power; Shall I resist them both? 
The mount of danger is the place A poor blind creature of a day, 
Where we shall see surprising grace. And crush'd before the moth ? 



Teacher. Be patient toward all men, see that none render 
evil for evil unto any man ; but ever follow that which is good, 
both among yourselves, and to all men. J Thess. v. 14, 15. 

Scholars. Do all things without murmurings and disputings. 
Phil. ii. 14. 

T. Be ye also patient, establish your hearts, for the coming 
of the Lord draweth nigh. James v. 8. 

S. We glory in tribulation also, knowing that tribulation 
worketh patience ; and patience, experience ; and experience, 
hope ; and hope maketh not ashamed ; because the love of 
God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost, which 
is given unto us. Kom. v. 3-5. 

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T. Let us run with patience the race that is set before us, 
looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith. Heb. 
xii. 1, 2. 

S. Rejoicing in hope, patient in tribulation, continuing 
instant in prayer. Rom. xii. 12. 

T. Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for him, fret not 
thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of 
the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass. Ps. xxxvii. 7. 

S. I waited patiently for the Lord, and he inclined unto 
me, and heard my cry. Ps. xl. 1. 

T. The Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and 
into the patient waiting for Christ. 2 Thess. iii. 5. 

S. If we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience 
wait for it. Rom. viii. 25. 

T. To them who by patient continuance in well-doing 
seek for glory and honor and immortality, eternal life. Rom. 
ii. 7. 

S. Whatsoever things were written aforetime were written 
for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the 
Scriptures might have hope. Rom. xv. 4. 

T. Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen 
the end of the Lord, that the Lord is very pitiful and of 
tender mercy. James v. 11. 

S. If when we do well and suffer for it, we take it patiently, 
this is acceptable to God ; for even hereunto were we called, 
because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example 
that we should follow his steps. 1 Pet. ii. 20, 21. 

T. Abraham, after he had patiently endured, obtained the 
promise. Heb. vi. 15. 

S. The patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit. 
Eccles. vii. 8. 

T. We give thanks to God always for you all, making 
mention of you in our prayers ; remembering without ceasing 
your work of faith, and labor of love, and patience of hope 
in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father. 
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With humility and reverence, O God, our heavenly Father, 
we would present to thee the tribute of our thanks for thy 
continued care over us, and thy unmerited mercies toward us. 
To thee, our Father and God, we owe our life, our health, and 
our reason, our food and raiment, and all the comforts and 
privileges, both individual and social, which we enjoy. Thou 
crownest our lives with loving-kindness and tender mercy, for 
which we would praise and magnify thine excellent name. 

We thank thee that thy watchful providence sustained us 
during the hours of repose, that thou didst refresh our bodies 
with healthful sleep, and hast prolonged our lives to see the 
light of another morning. Spread over us, we entreat thee, 
this day the wings of thine almighty power, and lead us in 
the way everlasting. Spirit of grace, descend and take entire 
possession of our hearts, and consecrate our minds and our 
bodies, our faculties and affections, our time and our talents,' 
to the service of our God and Saviour. 

Sovereign Disposer of events ! our times are in thy hand : 
we would commit all that we have and are to thine unerring 
wisdom and boundless benevolence. Amid the chances and 
changes of this mortal life, give us grace not only to do but to 
suffer thy will. In all the trials through which we may be 
called to pass, may we be comforted by the promise, My 
grace is sufficient for thee ;" and may patience have its per- 
fect work in our hearts, that they be not disquieted by anx- 
ious fears nor indulge in fretful complainings, but in all 
acquiesce in thy divine will. 

In sickness, in bereavement, in crosses, in provocations and 
persecutions may we endure, as seeing Him who is invisible; 
and glory in tribulation also, knowing that tribulation work- 
eth patience, and patience experience, and experience hope, 
and hope maketh not ashamed ; because the love of God is 
shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost, which is given 
unto us. Amen ! 

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed, etc. 
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TEMPEKANOE, 



Fourth Thursday in the Month. Evening. 

HYMN 101. p. m. HYMN 102. p. m. 

Smyrna. Ashton. 
JESUS, I my cross have taken, THIS slumber from my spirit shake; 

All to leave and follow thee; Warn'd by the Spirit's inward call, 

Naked, poor, despised, forsaken, Let me to righteousness awake, 

Thou from hence my all shalt be; And pray that I may never fall; 
Perish every fond ambition, Or give to sin or Satan place, 

All I've sought, or hoped, or known, But walk in all thy righteous ways. 
Yet how rich is my condition ! [guard 

God and heaven are still my own. Oh wouldst thou, Lord, thy servant 

'Gainst every known or secret foe; 
Spul, then know thy full salvation, A mind for all assaults prepared," 

Rise o'er sin and fear and care, A sober vigilance bestow ; 

Joy to find in every station Ever apprised of danger nigh, 

Something still to do or bear; And when to fight and when to fly. 
Think what spirit dwells within thee; 

Think what Father's smiles are thine; Oh never suffer me to sleep 
Think that Jesus died to win thee ; Secure within the verge of hell; 

Child of heaven, canst thou repine? But still my watchful spirit keep 

In lowly awe and loving zeal ; 
Haste thee on from grace to glory, And bless me with a godly fear, 

Armed by faith, and winged by And plant that guardian angel here, 
prayer : 

Heaven's eternal days before thee, Attended by that sacred dread, 
God's own hand shall guide thee there. And wise from evil to depart, [ceed, 

Soon shall close thy earthly mission, Let me from strength to strength pro- 
Soon shall pass thy pilgrim days: And rise to purity of heart: 

Hope shall change to glad fruition, Through all the paths of duty move, 
Faith to sight and prayer to praise. From humble faith to perfect love. 

Teacher, And besides this, giving all diligence, add to your 
faith, virtue ; and to virtue, knowledge. 2 Pet. i. 5. 

Scholars. And to knowledge, temperance ; and to temper- 
ance, patience; and to patience, godliness; and to godliness, 
brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness, charity. 2 Pet. 
i. 6, 7. 

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T. This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not 
fulfill the lust of the flesh. For the flesh lusteth against the 
Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh : and these are contrary 
the one to the other ; so that ye cannot do the things that ye 
would. Gal. v. 16, 17. 

8, But. the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long- 
suffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance: 
against such there is no law. Gal. v. 22, 23. 

T. Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that 
ye should obey it in the lusts thereof. Rom. vi. 12. 

8. For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath ap- 
peared to all men, teaching us, that denying ungodliness and 
| worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously and godly, 
in this present world. Tit. ii. 11, 12. 

T. Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious ap- 
pearing of the great God, and our Saviour Jesus Christ. 
| Tit. ii. 13. 

8. Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us 
j from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, 
zealous of good works. Tit. ii. 14. 

T. Know ye not, that they which run in a race, run all, 
but one receiveth the prize ? So run, that ye may obtain. 
1 Cor. ix. 24. 

8. And every man that striveth for the mastery is tem- 
perate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible 
crown ; but we an incorruptible. 1 Cor. ix. 25. 

T. Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, 
and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto 
you at the revelation of Jesus Christ. 1 Pet. i. 13. 

S. As obedient children, not fashioning yourselves accord- 
ing to the former lusts in your ignorance. 1 Pet. i. 14. 

T. Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, 
and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory 
with exceeding joy, to the only wise God our Saviour, be 
glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. 
Amen. Jude 24, 25. 



SCRIPTURE MANUAL. 



Blessed and eternal Father and God, who makest the out- 
goings of the morning and evening to rejoice, with emotions 
of gratitude and love we would offer our evening sacrifice of 
thanksgiving and prayer unto thee, through the merits and 
mediation of thy Son, our Saviour. We thank thee for thy 
paternal protection this day, and for the mercies and comforts 
with which we have been favored. Be pleased to guard us 
during the defenceless hours of repose, and defend us from all 
injury and harm. 

Sinners by nature, and far removed from thee by wicked 
works, we thank thee for the gift of the Holy Spirit to lead 
us in the way of life — that the grace of God which bringeth 
salvation hath appeared to all men, teaching us that denying 
ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, right- 
eously and godly in this present world. Give us, Almighty 
Father, to see that the wages of sin is death ; that if we live 
after the flesh, we shall die; but if through the Spirit we 
mortify the deeds of the body, we shall live. Forbid that sin 
should ever reign in our mortal bodies, and grant that, justi- 
fied by faith in the Son of God, we may be sanctified by the 
Spirit, and crucify the flesh with the affections and lusts, and 
bring forth to thy honor and glory the fruits of the Spirit, 
which are love, joy, peace, long-suffering, gentleness, good- 
ness, faith, meekness and temperance. 

Make us, we entreat thee, temperate in all things — in our 
views and purposes of life; in our wishes and desires ; in our 
amusements and pleasures; restrain us from all sinful in- 
dulgences of appetite or passion ; and grant that whether we 
eat or drink, or whatsoever we do, we may do all to the glory 
of God. And unto Him that is able to keep us from falling, 
and to present us faultless before the presence of his glory, 
with exceeding joy, to the only wise God our Saviour, be | 
glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. ! 
Amen ! Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy 
name ; thy kingdom come, etc. 



HUMILITY. 



Fourth Friday in the Month. Morning. 



HYMN 103. l. m. HYMN 104. l. m. 

Humility. [of clay, Jura. 

WHEREFORE should man, frail child THUS saith the high and lofty One, 

Who, from the cradle to the shroud, " I sit upon my holy throne ; 
Lives but the insect of a day — ■ My name is God ; I dwell on high ; 

Oh why should mortal man be proud? Dwell in my own eternity. 

His brightest visions just appear, " But I descend to worlds below; 

Then vanish, and no more are found ; On earth I have a mansion, too : 
The stateliest pile his pride can rear The humble spirit and contrite 

A breath may level with the ground. Is an abode of my delight. 



Follies and crimes, a countless sum, 
Are crowded in life's little span: 

How ill, alas ! does pride become 
That erring, guilty creature, man ! 

God of my life ! Father divine ! 

Give me a meek and lowly mind ; 
In modest worth, oh let me shine, 

And peace in humble virtue find. 



" The humble soul my words revive : 
I bid the mourning sinner live ; 
Heal all the broken hearts I find, 
And ease the sorrows of the mind." 

Oh may thy pard'ning grace be nigh, 
Lest we should faint, despair and die ? 
Thus shall our better tho'ts approve 
The methods of thy chast'ning love. 



Teacher. I say, through the grace given unto me, to every 
man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly 
than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as 
God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith. Rom. xii. 3. 

Scholars. Lord, what is man, that thou takest knowledge 
of him ; or the son of man that thou makest account of him ? 
Ps. cxliv. 3. 

T. What is man, that thou art mindful of him ? and the 
son of man that thou visitest him ? Ps. viii. 4. 

S. Far better it is that it be said unto thee, Come up 
Viither, than that thou shouldst be put lower. Prov. Xxv. 7. 

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T. Submit yourselves one to another in the fear of God. 
Eph. v. 21. 

S. For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth 
eternity, whose name is Holy : I dwell in the high and holy 
place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to 
revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the 
contrite ones. Isa. lvii. 15. 

T. What doth the Lord require of thee but to do justly, 
and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God? Mic. 
vi. 8. 

S. God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the hum- 
ble. James iv. 6. 

T. Though the Lord be high, yet hath he respect unto the 
lowly. Ps. cxxxviii. 6. 

S. Better is it to be of an humble spirit with the lowly, 
than to divide the spoils with the proud. Prov. xvi. 19. 

T. By humility and the fear of the Lord, are riches and 
honor and life. Prov. xxii. 4. 

S. Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom 
of heaven. Matt. v. 3. 

T. The publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so 
much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, say- 
ing, God be merciful to me a sinner. Luke xviii. 18. 

S. Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Because thy heart 
was tender and thou hast humbled thyself before the Lord, 
and hast rent thy clothes and wept before me, I also have heard 
thee. 2 Kings xxii. 19. 

T. Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he 
shall lift you up. James iv. 10. 

S. Whosoever shall exalt himself, shall be abased; and he 
that shall humble himself, shall be exalted. Matt, xxiii. 12. 

T. Lord, make me to know mine end, and the measure of 
my days, what it is ; that I may know how frail I am. Ps. 
xxxix. 4. 

S. O Lord, thou hast heard the desire of the humble, thou 
wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear. 
Ps. x. 17. 



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PRAYER. 

O thou infinite and glorious Jehovah, who art the King 
eternal, immortal and invisible, the only wise God ; when we 
consider thy majesty and glory, we are forced to exclaim, 
" Lord, what is man, that thou art mindful of him ? and the 
Son of man, that thou deignest to visit him ?" We bless and 
magnify thine excellent name, that thy boundless glory does 
not render thee indifferent to the creatures thou hast formed ; 
that although thou art the high and lofty One that inhabiteth 
eternity, whose name is Holy, thou hast said, "I dwell in the 
high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and 
humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble and to revive 
the heart of the contrite ones." 

As the beginning of all sin was pride, so the beginning of 
all virtue must be humility. Set, therefore, O Lord, before 
our eyes, the fear of thee, that we may hate evil, pride, 
arrogancy, the evil way and the froward mouth. Prepare 
our hearts, O God, that in humility and self-abasement we 
may approach thy throne. We would come as the Prodigal, 
and acknowledge our un worthiness : Father, we have sinned 
against heaven and before thee, and are no more worthy to 
be called thy children ; make us as thy hired servants. We 
would come as the Publican, and acknowledge our sinfulness : 
God be merciful to us sinners. Cleanse us from the guilt of 
sin, and create us anew in righteousness and true holiness. 

Blessed Jesus ! do thou teach us humility. May we learn 
of thee who art meek and lowly in heart. Divest us of pride, 
clothe us with humility, eradicate every root of bitterness from 
our breasts, and let the peace of God, which passeth under- 
standing, rule in our hearts and regulate our lives. 

We thank thee, O Lord, for the light of this day; prepare 
our hearts for its duties ; bless us in our studies, and prosper 
all our labors ; and let the beauty of the Lord our God be 
upon us ; and establish thou the work of our hands. Amen ! 

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name; 
thy kingdom come ; thy will be done on earth, etc. 



MEEKNESS, 



Fourth Friday in the Month. Evening, 

HYMN 105. l. M. HYMN 106. l. m. 

El Paran. Gratitude. 
THOU Lamb of God, thou Prince of peace.NOT diff 'rent food, nor difFrent dress 
For thee my thirsty soul doth pine ; Compose the kingdom of our Lord , 
My longing heart implores thy grace ; But peace and joy and righteousness 
Oh make me in thy likeness shine. Faith and obedience to his word. 

With fraudless, even humble mind, When -weaker Christians we despise, 
Thy will in all things may I see ; We do the gospel mighty wrong; 

In love be every wish resign'd, For God, the gracious and the wise, 

And hallow'd my whole heart to thee.Receives the feeble with the strong. 

[hence, 

When pain o'er my weak flesh prevails, Let pride and wrath be banish'd 
With lamb-like patience arm my breast;Meekness and love our souls pursue : 
When grief my wounded soul assails, Nor shall our patience give offence 
In lowly meekness may I rest. To saints, the Gentile, or the Jew. 

Close by thy side still may I keep, Then we who own one Father here, 

Howe'er life's various current flow; And walk in meekness and in love, 

With steadfast eye mark every step. Shall 'round his board in heaven ap- 

And follow where my Lord doth go. And form one family above, [pear, 

Teacher. The ornament of a meek and quiet spirit is in the 
sight of God of great price. 1 Pet. ii. 4. 

Scholars. For the Lord taketh pleasure in his people : he 
will beautifv the meek with salvation. Ps. cxlix. 4. 

T. The Lord lifteth up the meek, he casteth the wicked 
down to the ground. Ps. cxlvii. 6. 

& With righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove 
with equity for the meek of the earth : and he shall smite the 
earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his 
lips shall he slay the wicked. Isa. xi. 4. 

T. Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth, 
Matt. v. 5. 
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S. But yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: 
yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and it shall not 
be. But the meek shall inherit the earth : and shall delight 
themselves in the abundance of peace. Ps. xxxvii. 10. 

T. And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be 
gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient ; in meekness, in- 
structing those that oppose themselves. 2 Tim. ii. 25. 

S. The meek he will guide in judgment, and the meek will 
he teach his way. Ps. xxv. 9. 

T. Who is a wise man ; and endued with knowledge 
among you ? let him show out of a good conversation his 
works with meekness of wisdom. James iii. 13. 

S. The wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peace- 
I able, gentle and easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good 
fruits, without partiality • and without hypocrisy. James 
iii. 18. • 

T. Seek ye the Lord, all ye meek of the earth, which 
wrought his judgment; seek righteousness, seek meekness, it 
may be ye shall be hid in the day of the Lord's anger. Zeph. 

S. If a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual 
restore such an one in the spirit of meekness. Gal. vi. 1. 

T. Put them in mind to be subject to principalities and 
powers, to obey magistrates, to be ready to every good work, 
to speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, but gentle, show- 
ing all meekness unto all men. Tit. iii. 1, 2. 

S. With all lowliness and meekness, with long-suffering, 
forbearing one another in love ; endeavoring to keep the unity 
of the Spirit in the bond of peace. Eph. iv. 2, 3. 

T. Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, 
bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, 
long-suffering; forbearing one another, and forgiving one 
another ; if any man have a quarrel against any, even as 
Christ forgave you, so also do ye. Col. iii. 12, 13. 

S. The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long-suffering,, 
gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance. Gal. v. 22 
23. 

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TJtAYJEIt. 

Our Father in heaven, we would encompass the throne of 
grace this evening, and render unto thee our grateful tribute 
of praise for the goodness and mercy that have crowned this 
day. Continue, we beseech thee, thy gracious protection 
through the night, and grant us quiet and repose, to refresh 
our bodies and fit them for the duties of the coming morrow. 

Bless, we entreat thee, the labors of the day in which we 
have been engaged, and forgive the imperfections of the 
same. We have passed through another period of probation, 
and are a day nearer to our graves and to thy judgment-bar. 
May the rapid flight of time teach us the measure of our 
days, that we may know how frail we are ; may we be careful 
to improve each passing moment ; and whatsoever our hand 
findeth to do, may we do it with all our might ; for there is 
no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom in the grave, 
whither we are going. 

God of benevolence and purity, look upon us with com- 
passion, and blot out our sins ; create within us a clean heart, 
and renew a right spirit within us, that we may pursue what- 
soever things are pure and lovely and of good report. Subdue 
within our hearts the selfishness of our nature, and those 
angry passions which are injurious to the soul and offensive 
to God, and may our hearts be filled, O Lord, with love to 
thee and to each other. 

May the same mind be in us which was in Christ Jesus, 
who, when he was reviled, reviled not again ; when he suf- 
fered, threatened not; but committed himself to Him that 
judgeth righteously. May we learn of him to be meek and 
lowly of heart, that we may find rest to our souls, and put on, 
as the elect of God, bowels of mercy, kindness, humbleness 
of mind, meekness, long-suffering; forbearing one another 
and forgiving one another, even as Christ forgave us. Hear 
and answer for the Redeemer's sake. Amen ! 

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name; 
thy kingdom come; thy will be done on earth, etc. 



EKOTHEKLY KINDNESS. 



Fourth Saturday in the Month. Morning. 

HYMN 107. c. m. HYMN 108. p. m. 

Unity. Mozart. 
LO, what an entertaining sight ONE there is, above all others, 

Are brethren who agree! — Well deserves the name of Friend* 

Brethren, whose cheerful hearts unite His is love beyond a brother's, 
In bands of piety! Costly, free and knows no end. 

When streams of love, from Christ the Which of all our friends, to save us, 
Descend to ev'ry soul, [spring, Could or would have shed his blood? 

And heavenly peace, with balmy wing, But this Saviour died to have us 
Shades and bedews the whole : Reconciled in him to God. 

'Tis like the oil, divinely sweet, When he lived on earth abased, 
On Aaron's rev'rend head ; Friend of sinners was his name ; 

The trickling drops perfum'd his feet, Now above all glory raised, 
And o'er his garments spread. He rejoices in the same. 

1 Tis pleasant as the morning dews Oh for grace our hearts to soften ! 

That fall on Zion's hill, Teach us, Lord, at length to love ; 

Where God his mildest glory shows, We, alas! forget too often 

And makes his grace distill. What a Friend we have above. 

Teacher, Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for 
brethren to dwell together in unity. Ps. cxxxiii. 1. 

Scholars. It is like the precious ointment upon the head, 
that ran down upon the beard, even Aaron's beard: that went 
down to the skirts of his garments. Ps. cxxxiii. 2. 

T. As the dew of Hermon, and as the dew that descended 
upon the mountains of Zion : for there the Lord commanded 
the blessing, even life for evermore. Ps. cxxxiii. 3. 

S. A man that hath friends, must show himself friendly ; 
and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother. 
Prov. xviii. 2. 

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T, Be kindly-affectioned one to another with brotherly 
love; in honor preferring one another; rejoicing in hope ; pa- 
tient in tribulation, continuing instant in prayer, distributing 
to the necessity of saints. Kom. xii. 10, 12, 13. 

S. This commandment have we from God, that he who 
loveth God, love his brother also. 1 John iv. 21. 

T, The Lord make you to increase and abound in love 
one toward another, and toward all men, even as we do to- 
ward you. 1 Thess. iii. 12. 

S. We know that we have passed from death unto life, be- 
cause we love the brethren. 1 John iii. 14. 

T. If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is 
a liar, for he that loveth not his brother, whom he hath seen, 
how can he love God, whom he hath not seen ? 1 John iv. 20. 

S. He that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and 
there is none occasion of stumbling in him. But he that hateth 
his brother is in darkness, and walketh in darkness, and know- 
eth not whither he goeth, because that darkness hath blinded 
his eyes. 1 John ii. 10, 11. 

T. Be ye kind one to another, tender-hearted, forgiving 
one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you. 
Eph. iv. 32. 

S. God comforteth us in all our tribulations, that we may 
be able to comfort them which are in any trouble. 2 Cor. i. 4. 

T. Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law 
of Christ. Gal. vi. 2. 

S. We then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities 
of the weak, and not to please ourselves. Bom. xv. 1. 

T. Why dost thou judge thy brother? or why dost thou 
set at naught thy brother ? for we shall all stand before the 
judgment-seat of Christ. Bom. xiv. 10. 

S. Let us not therefore judge one another any more. Bom. 
xiv. 13. 

T. Add to your faith virtue, and to virtue knowledge, and 
to knowledge temperance, and to temperance patience, and to 
patience godliness, and to godliness brotherly kindness, and to 
brotherly kindness charity. 2 Pet. i. 5, 6, 7. 



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Almighty and eternal Jehovah, we adore thee as our God 
and Father in Christ ; it is in thee we live and move and have 

| our being. We thank thee, thou Creator and Preserver of 
men, that thy providence is still over us : we have lain down 
and slept, and have risen up again, because thou hast sus- 
tained us. We thank thee for the flight of this day ; we thank 
thee for life this day ; we thank thee for health and for the 

| exercise of reason and all our faculties of mind and body. 

Reanimated, this morning, with the vigor of a renewed life, 

! we would dedicate to thee, this day, our souls and our bodies, 

| which is our reasonable service. Cleanse our hearts, O Lord, 
from all sin, and eradicate from them all uncharitable and 

I unsocial feelings. May sentiments of benevolence and kind- 
ness control our thoughts, words and actions ; may all haught- 
iness, pride and malice be cast down, and humility, mercy and 
love reign supreme in our hearts, that we may be kindly 

I affectioned one to another, with brotherly love; in honor 
preferring one another. 

Give us an increasing attachment to thy Church and people. 
May we love the spirit they breathe, the language they speak, 
the pursuits they follow and the graces with which they are 
adorned ; and may we know that we have passed from death 
unto life because we love the brethren. And grant, O Lord, 
that, while we have an especial regard for those who are united 
to us by the ties of nature and of grace, we may cherish feel- 
ings of benevolence to the whole human family, and may 
look upon the earth itself as one neighborhood, and its various 

I races as the great brotherhood of man. Amen ! 

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name ; thy 
kingdom come : thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven ; 
give us this day our daily bread ; and forgive us our tres- 
passes, as we forgive those who trespass against us ; and lead 
us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil ; for thine 
is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. 
Amen. 

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CHARITY. 



Fourth Saturday in the Month. Evening. 



HYMN 109. c. if. 

Tallis. 

0 CHARITY, thou heavenly gracai 
All tender, soft and kind ! 

A friend to all the human race, 
To all that's good inclined ! 



HYMN 110 p Mm 
Acton. 

JESUS. Lord, we look to thee, 
Let us in thy name agree ; 
Show thyself the Prince of peace; 
Bid our jars for ever cease. 



The man of charity extends By thy reconciling love 

To all his lib'ral hand; Every stumbling-block remove; 

His kindred, neighbors.foes and friends Each to each unite, endear ; 
His pity may command. 

He aids the poor in their distress; 

He hears when They complain ; 
With tender heart delights to bless, 

And lessen all their pain. 



Come, and spread thy banner here. 

Make us of one heart and mind — 
Courteous, pitiful and kind : 
Lowly, meek in thought aud word- 
Altogether like our Lord. 



The sick, the pris'ner. poor and blind, Let us for each other care; 



And all the sons of grief, 
In him a benefactor find — 
He loves to give relief. 

''Tis love that makes religion sweet ; 

Tis love that makes us rise, 
"With willing minds and ardent feet, 

To yonder happy skies. 

Then let us all in love abound, 

And charity pursue ; 
Thus shall we be with glory crown'd. On the wings of angels fly: 

And love as angels do. Show how true believers die. 



Each the other's burdens bear: 
To thy Church the pattern give ; 
Show how true believers live. 

Free from anger and from pride, 
Let us thus in God abide ; 
All the depths of love express, 
All the heights of holiness. 

Let us then with joy remove 
To the family above: 



Teacher. Be thou an example of the believer?, in word, in 
conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity. 1 Tim. 
iv. 12. 

Scholars. Xow the end of the commandment is charity 
out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith 
unfeigned. 1 Tim. i. 5. 

T. And above all things have fervent charity among your- 
selves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins. 1 Pet. iv. 8. 
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S, Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, 
and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a 
tinkling cymbal. 1 Cor. xiii. 1. 

T. And though I have the gift of prophecy, and under- 
stand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have 
all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not 
charity, I am nothing. 1 Cor. xiii. 2. 

8. And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, 
and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, 
it profiteth me nothing. 1 Cor. xiii. 3. 

T. Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth 
! not ; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up. 1 Cor. xiii. 4. 

S. Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, 
is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil. 1 Cor. xiii. 5. 

T. Eejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth. 
| 1 Cor. xiii. 6. 

S. Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all 
things, endureth all things. 1 Cor. xiii. 7. 

T. Charity never faileth ; but whether there be prophecies, 
' they shall fail ; whether there be tongues, they shall cease ; whe- 
ther there be knowledge, it shall vanish away. 1 Cor. xiii. 8. 

S. For we know in part, and we prophesy in part. But 
when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part 
shall be done away. 1 Cor. xiii. 9, 10. 

T. And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three ; but 
the greatest of these is charity. 1 Cor. xiii. 13. 

S. Follow after charity and desire spiritual gifts, but 
rather that ye may prophesy. 1 Cor. xiv. 1. 

T. And above all these things put on charity, which is 
the bond of perfectness. Col. iii. 14. 

S. And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the 
1 which also ye are called in one, body; and be ye thankful. 
Col. iii. 5. 

i| • T. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all 
wisdom ; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms, 
and hymns, and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your 
hearts to the Lord. Col. iii. 16. 

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In thy great mercy, O Lord our God, we have been per- 
mitted to pass through the labors and cares of another day. 
Thou hast blessed our going out and our coming in, and pre-< 
served us from all evil. We adore and praise thy name that 
we are again permitted to encompass thy holy altar before we 
retire to rest. In our approaches to thee give us the sincerity 
of unfeigned devotion, that we may wait upon thee acceptably, 
with reverence and godly fear, and worship thee in spirit and 
in truth. 

We come before thy throne under a sense of our unworthi- 
ness ; cast us not away from thy presence, but look upon us 
in the face of thine Anointed. We come under a sense of our 
sinfulness ; blot out our transgressions, heal all our backslid- 
ings, receive us graciously and love us freely. Purify our 
hearts by the renewing of the Holy Ghost, and enrich them 
with all spiritual graces. Give us faith, without which it is 
impossible to please thee ; and may we add to our faith virtue, 1 
and to virtue knowledge, and to knowledge temperance, and 
to temperance patience, and to patience godliness, and to god-, ' 
liness brotherly kindness, and to brotherly kindness charity. 

May the love of Christ constrain us to love our neighbor as 
ourselves, and may we ever practice that charity which is the 
bond of perfectness and the end of the commandment, out of 
a pure heart and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned. 
May this grace ever preserve us from impatience, ill-will, 
envy, pride and censoriousness in our intercourse with others, 
and fill our hearts with sympathy and benevolence to our rel- 
atives and friends, to the Church and the whole family of i 
man, that we may be an example of the believers in word, 
in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith and in purity. 
Amen ! 

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name ; thy [ 
kingdom come ; thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven ; j 
give us this day our daily bread ; and forgive us our tres- • 
passes, as we forgive those who trespass against us, etc. 



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THE HOUSE OP GOD. 



Fifth Sunday in the Month. Morning. 



HYMN 111. p. m. 
Plummer. 
LORD of the worlds above, 

How pleasant and how fair, 
The dwellings of thy love, 
Thy earthly temples are! 
To thine abode my heart aspires ; 
With warm desires to see my God. 

0 happy souls, who pray 
Where God appoints to hear ! 

0 happy men, who pay 
Their constant service there ! 

They praise thee still ; and happy they 

Who love the way to Zion's hill. 

They go from strength to strength 
Through this dark vale of tears ; 

Till each arrives at length, 
Till each in heaven appears. 

Oh glorious seat, when God our King 

Shall thither bring our willing feet! 



HYMN 112. c. m. 

Jerusalem. 
HOW did my heart rejoice to hear 
My friends devoutly say, 
;; In Zion let us all appear 
And keep the solemn day !" 

I love her gates, I love the road ! 

The Church, adorn'd with grace, 
Stands like a palace built for God 

To show his milder face. 

Peace be within this sacred place, 
And joy a constant guest! 

With holy gifts and heavenly grace 
Be her attendants blest. 

My soul shall pray for Zion still 
While life or breath remains ; 

Here my best friends, my kindred 
Here God my Saviour reigns, [dwell, 



Teacher, How amiable are thy tabernacles, O Lord of 
hosts ! Ps. lxxiv. 1. 

Scholars. My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth, for the courts 
of the Lord : my heart and my flesh crieth out for the living 
God. Ps. lxxiv. 2. 

T. Blessed are they that dwell in thy house ; they will be 
still praising thee. Ps. lxxxiv. 4. 

S. Lord, I have loved the habitation of thy house, and the 
place where thine honor dwelleth. Ps. xxvi. 8. 

T. I will worship toward thy holy temple, and praise thy 
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name for thy loving-kindness and for thy truth ; for thou hast 
magnified thy word above all thy name. Ps. cxxxviii. 2. 

S. One thing have I desired of the Lord, that will I seek 
after ; that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days 
of my life, to behold the beauty of the Lord, and to inquire in 
his temple. Ps. xxvii. 4. 

T. For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his 
pavilion : in the secret of his tabernacle shall he hide me ; he 
shall set me up upon a rock. Ps. xxvii. 5. 

S. And now shall my head be lifted up above mine ene- 
mies round about me : therefore will I offer in his tabernacle 
sacrifices of joy ; I will sing, yea, I will sing praises unto the 
Lord. Ps. xxvii. 6. 

T. Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God, 
and be more ready to hear than to give the sacrifice of fools, 
for they consider not that they do evil. Eccles. v. 1. 

S. .He that worketh deceit shall not dwell within my 
house-; he that telleth lies shall not tarry in my sight. Ps. 
ci. 7. 

T. Surely the Lord is in this place and I knew it not. 
Gen. xxviii. 16. 

S. When I remember these things I pour out my soul in 
me : for I had gone with the multitude, I went with them to 
the house of God, with the voice of joy and praise, with a mul- 
titude that kept holy days. Ps. xlii. 4. 

T. Hear the word of the Lord, all ye of Judah that enter 
in at these gates to worship the Lord. Thus saith the Lord 
of hosts, the God of Israel, Amend your ways and your doings, 
and I will cause you to dwell in this place. Jer. vii. 2, 3. 

S. Blessed is the man whom thou choosest, and causest to 
approach unto thee, that he may dwell in thy courts : we shall 
be satisfied with the goodness of thy house, even of thy holy 
temple. Ps. lxii. 4. 

T. He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High, 
shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. Ps. xci. 1. 

S. To thee, O my strength, will I sing. Ps. lix. 17. 



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JPKAYEK. 

j Great and glorious Jehovah, how inconceivable is thy 
I majesty ! Heaven is thy throne and earth is thy footstool ; no 
temple built with hands is worthy of thee, O God. Heaven 
and the heaven of heavens cannot contain thee, for thou per- 
vadest and fillest immensity. We praise thine infinite con-t 
descension that thou deignest to honor with thy presence the 
house of prayer — the sanctuary where congregations assemble, 
I and the abodes where pious families reside, and dost dwell 
| with him who is of a contrite spirit and humble heart. 
I Lord, may we ever love the habitation of thy house, and 
■ the place where thine honor dwelleth ; when within its hal- 
lowed precincts may heart and lip be awed into reverence, 
and may we realize the Lord is in his holy temple ; let all 
the earth keep silence before him. As thou hast brought us 
to behold the light of the Sabbath, prepare us for the discharge 
of its duties and for spending its hours in holy communion 
with thee. In the public exercises of the sanctuary, in social 
I worship and the retirement of private devotion do thou 
inspire our hearts, that we may wait acceptably before thee 
and worship thee, who art a Spirit, in spirit and in truth. 

Fill with the Holy Ghost thy ministering servants, that they 
may be the messengers of salvation to a dying world ; and 
grant that great energy, power and efficacy may attend the 
proclamations of eternal truths this day, and may its warnings 
arouse, its doctrines instruct, its truths direct and its promises 
comfort the souls of those that hear. 

Bless the means employed for the enlightenment of the 
people and the dissemination of gospel truth — all institutions 
of learning, all Sabbath-schools, all Bible and missionary 
societies ; and prepare the heathen to hail the heralds of the 
cross, " How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him 
that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth salvation !" 

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name ; thy 
kingdom come ; thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven ; 
give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us, etc. 



CONFIDENCE IN GOD, 



Fifth Sunday in the Month. Evening. 



HYMN 113. l. m. 

Stonefidd. 



HTMX 114. l. m. 

Raymond. 



GOB is our refuge and defence, 
In trouble our unfailing aid : 



Secure in his omnipotence, 



GLORY to thee, my God, this nighr, 
For all the blessings of the light ; 
Keep me, oh keep me, King of kiuga, 



What foe can make our souls afraid? Beneath the shadow of thy wings. 

Yea, tho' the earth's foundation rock. Forgive me, Lord, for thy dear Sou, 
And mountains down the gulf be hurl'd.The ill which I this day have done ; 

His people smile amid the shock : That with the world, myself and thee, 
They look beyond this transientworld.I, ere I sleep, at peace may be. 

There is a river pure and bright, Teach me to live, that I may dread 
Whose streams make glad the heaven- The grave as little as my bed; 
Where in eternity of light [ly plains ; Teach me to die, that so I may 
The city of our God remains. Rise glorious at the judgment day. 

Built by the word of his command, Oh let my soul on thee repose, 

With his unclouded presence blest. And may sweet sleep mine eyelids close; 

Firm as his throne the bulwarks stand; Sleep that shall me more vig'rous make 
There is our home, our hope, our rest. To serve my God, when I awake. 

Teacher. Trust in the Lord with all thy heart ; and lean 
not unto thine own understanding ; in all thy ways acknow- 
ledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. Pro v. iii. 5, 6. 

Scholars. It is better to trust in the Lord than to put con- 
fidence in princes. Ps. cxviii. 9. 

T. The Lord shall be thy confidence, and shall keep thy 
foot from being taken. Prov. iii. 26. 

& In thee, O Lord, do I put my trust, let me never be 
put to confusion. Ps. lxxi. 1. 

T. Whoso putteth his trust in the Lord shall be safe. 
Prov. xxix. 25. 

S. Thou art my hope, 0 Lord God ; thou art my trust from 
my youth. Ps. lxxi. 5. 



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1 T. The Lord God is a snn and shield : the Lord will give 
' grace and glory ; no good thing will he withhold from them 
| that walk uprightly. Ps. lxxxiv. 11. 

S. The God of my rock, in him will I trust ; he is my 
j shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower and my 
refuge, my Saviour. 2 Sam. xxii. 3. 

T. The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer ; 
my God, my strength, in whom I will trust. Ps. xviii. 2. 
S. Because thou hast been my help, therefore in the shadow 
I of thy wings will I rejoice. Ps. Ixiii. 7. 

| T. Fear thou not, for I am with thee ; be not dismayed, 
| for I am thy God ; I will strengthen thee ; yea, I will help 
I thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my 
righteousness. Isa. xli. 10. 

S. Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of thy 
! name. Ps. Ixxix. 9. 

T. I, the Lord thy God, will hold thy right hand, saying 
unto thee, Fear not, I will help thee. Isa. xli. 13. 

S. Let us come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we 
! may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need. 
; Heb. iv. 16. 

T. The Lord will keep the feet of his saints, and the 
wicked shall be silent in darkness ; for by strength shall no 
man prevail. 1 Sam. ii. 9. 

S. Keep me, O Lord, from the hands of the wicked. Ps. 
cxl. 4. 

T. Let them that suffer according to the will of God, com- 
mit the keeping of their souls to him in well-doing, as unto a 
faithful Creator. 1 Pet. iv. 19. 

S. Oh keep my soul and deliver me, let me not be ashamed ; 
, for I put my trust in thee. Ps. xxv. 20. 

1 T. Lord, who is like unto thee? which deliverest the poor 
from him that is too strong for him, yea, the poor and the 
needy from him that spoileth him. Ps. xxxv. 10. 

S. Thou art my hiding-place ; thou shalt preserve me 
from trouble; thou shalt compass me about with songs of 
deliverance. Ps. xxxii. 7. 
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JPMA.YEM. 

God the Father, Son and Holy Ghost, one Jehovah, thou 
art great and greatly to be praised, and to be had in rever- 
ence of all thy intelligent creatures. Honor and majesty are 
before thee ; strength and beauty are in thy sanctuary. How 
amiable are thy tabernacles, O Lord of hosts ! May we never 
forget the assembling of ourselves together, but may we enter 
thy gates with thanksgiving, and thy courts with praise ; for 
a day in thy courts is better than a thousand. As the hart 
panteth for the water-brooks, so may our hearts pant for thee, 
O God. 

We thank thee, God of benevolence and mercy, for the Sab- 
bath, the sanctuary and the public ordinances of thy house ; 
for thy blessed word, and for the Holy Spirit to illustrate and 
enforce its truths. May we ever look upon the sanctuary as 
an emblem of heaven, and the Sabbath as an emblem of the 
rest that remaineth to the people of God ; and whenever we 
have enjoyed their privileges may we be ready to exult with 
the Psalmist, " I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go 
into the house of the Lord." 

We return unto thee, O Lord, our grateful thanks for the i 
privileges, mercies and comforts of the present Sabbath, with 
which we have been favored ; for what our eyes have seen, 
our ears have heard and our hands have handled of the word 
of life. Bless them all to our spiritual advantage ; and by thy 
word which has been proclaimed, by thy ordinances which 
have been dispensed, and by the influences of the Holy Ghost 
which have been vouchsafed, prepare our hearts for the duties 
and difficulties of the coming week, and of coming life, and 
for an endless Sabbath with thee in heaven. Amen ! 

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name ; thy 
kingdom come ; thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven ; 
give us this day our daily bread ; and forgive us our tres- 
passes, as we forgive them that trespass against us; and lead 
us not into tempation, but deliver us from evil ; for thine is 
the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen. 



CONFIDENCE IN GOD, 



Fifth Monday in the Month. Morning. 

HYMN 115. l. m. HYMN 116. s. m. 

Sargent. Marcus. 
HE who hath made his refuge God, THE Lord my Shepherd is, 
Shall find a most secure abode ; I shall be well supplied, 

Shall walk all day beneath his shade, Since he is mine and I am his, 
And there, at night, shall rest his What can I want beside ? 

head. Since he is mine and I am his, 

What can I want beside? 

Then will I say, " My God, thy power 

Shall be my fortress and my tower; He leads me to the place 

I, that am form'd of feeble dust, Where heav'nly pasture grows ; 

Make thine Almighty arm my trust." Where living waters gently pass, 

And full salvation flows ; 
If burning beams of noon conspire Where living waters gently pass, 
To dart a pestilential fire, And full salvation flows. 

God is their life : his wings are spread 
To shield them with a healthful shade. If e'er I go astray, 

He doth my soul reclaim ; 
If vapors, with malignant breath, And guides me in his own right way 
Rise thick and scatter midnight death, For his most holy name ; 
Israel is safe: the poison'd air And guides me in his own right way 

Grows pure, if Israel's God be there. For his most holy name. 

Teacher. I have set the Lord always before me : because 
he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved. Ps. cxvi. 8. 

Scholars. The beloved of the Lord shall dwell in safety 
by him, and the Lord shall cover him all the day long. Deut. 
xxxiii. 12. 

T. He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High 
shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. Ps. xci. 1. 

S. I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress: 
my God ; in him will I trust. Ps. xci. 2. 

T. Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the 
fowler, and from the noisome pestilence. Ps. xci. 3. 

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S. He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his 
wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and 
buckler. Ps. xci. 4. 

T. Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night ; nor 
for the arrow that flieth by day ; nor for the pestilence that 
walketh in darkness ; nor for the destruction that wasteth at 
noonday. Ps. xci. 5, 6. 

S. Because thou hast made the Lord, which is my refuge, 
even the Most High, thy habitation; there shall no evil befall 
thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling. P:>. 
xci. 9, 10. 

X. Thou shalt dig about thee, and thou shalt take thy rest 
in safety. Also thou shalt lie down, and none shall make 
thee afraid. Job xi. IS, 19. 

S. I will both lay me down in peace and sleep ; for thou, 
Lord, only makest me to dwell in safety. Ps. iv. 8. 

T. When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid ; yea, 
thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet. Prov. 
iii. 24. 

& He giveth his beloved sleep. Ps. cxxvii. 2. 

T. Behold he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber 
nor sleep. The Lord is thy keeper : the Lord is thy shade 
upon thy right hand. Ps. cxxi. 4, 5. 

S. As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, so the 
Lord is round about his people, from henceforth even for ever. 
Ps. cxxv. 2. 

T. Thus saith the Lord that created thee, 0 Jacob, and 
he that formed thee, 0 Israel, Fear not : for 1 have redeemed 
thee, I have called thee by thy name ; thou art mine. Isa. 
xliii. 1. 

S. ^Vhen thou passest through the waters, I will be with 
thee ; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee : 
when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; 
neither shall the flame kindle upon thee. Isa. xliii. 2. 

T. For I am the Lord thy God, the Holy One of Israel, 
thy Saviour. Isa. xliii. 3. 



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PMATJER. 

O God ! who art the confidence of the ends of the earth, and 
of all those who are afar off upon the sea : thou art the strength 
of them that confide in thee ; therefore do the children of men 
put their trust under the shadow of thy wings. 

Author of all being, centre of all power, source of all wis- 
dom, fount of all goodness, we adore thee in the infinite and 
glorious attributes of thine exalted nature. Thou art infinite 
in power to protect, whom shall we fear? Thou art infinite 
in wisdom to guide, of what shall we be afraid ? Thou art 
infinite in goodness to bless, for what shall we be careful ? Oh 
enable us to trust in thee, with all our heart, and lean not to 
our own understanding; and to acknowledge thee in all our 
ways, that thou mayest direct our paths. 

Prepare our hearts, we pray thee, for all the events of thy 
providence, and give us an unwavering reliance upon thee, 
under every dispensation, in adversity as well as in prosperity, 
in sorrow as well as in rejoicing, in sickness as in health ; and 
should the days of darkness be many, may we never think thee 
less wise or good under the cloud than in the sunshine, but 
where we cannot trace thee in the darkness may we trust ; 
and walking by faith, and not by sight, cast not away our con- 
fidence, which hath great recompense of reward, but be able to 
exclaim, " Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him. Al- 
though the fig tree may not blossom, neither fruit be in the 
vines ; the labor of the olive fail, and the fields yield no meat ; 
the flock be cut off from the fold, and there be no herd in the 
stalls, yet will I rejoice in the Lord, and joy in the God of 
my salvation 

We bless thee, heavenly Father, that He that keepeth Israel 
doth not slumber nor sleep ; and that we have lain down in 
peace and slept, and risen up again, because thou, Lord, only 
makest us to dwell in safety. Lead us this day in the way 
everlasting, and save us for Christ's sake. 

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name; thy 
kingdom come ; thy will be done on earth, etc. 
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THE BEATITUDES. 



Fifth Monday in the Month. Evening. 

HYMN 117. l. m. 

Temple Street. 

BLEST are the humble souls who see Blest are the men whose bowels move 
Their emptiness and poverty : And melt with sympathy and love; 

Treasures of grace to them are given, From Christ, the Lord, shall they ob- 
And crowns of joy laid up in heaven. Like sympathy and love again, [tain 

Blest are the men of broken heart, Blest are the pure, whose hearts are 
"Who mourn for sin with inward smart; From the defiling power of sin ; [clean 
The blood of Christ divinely flows, With endless pleasure, they shall see 
A healing balm for all their woes. A God of spotless purity. 

Blest are the meek, who stand afar Blest are the men of peaceful life, 
From rage and passion, noise and war ; Who quench the coals of growing strife; 
God will secure their happy state, They shall be call'd the heirs of bliss, 
And plead their cause against the The sons of God, the God of peace, 
[great. 

Blest are the souls that thirst for grace,Bleet are the sufTrers, who partake 
Hunger and long for righteousness ; Of pain and shame for Jesus' sake ; 
They shall be well supplied and fed Their souls shall triumph in the Lord ; 
With living streams and living bread.Glory and joy are their reward. 

Teacher. Blessed are the poor in spirit : for theirs is the 
kingdom of heaven. Matt. v. 3. 

Scholars. Blessed are they that mourn : for they shall be 
comforted. Matt. v. 4. 

T. Blessed are the meek : for they shall inherit the earth. 
Matt. v. 5. 

S. Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after right- 
eousness : for they shall be filled. Matt. v. 6. 

T. Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy 
Matt. v. 7. 

S. Blessed are the pure in heart : for they shall see God. 
Matt. v. 8. 

T. Blessed are the peace-makers : for they shall be called 
the children of God. Matt. v. 9. 
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S. Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteous- 
' ness' sake : for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Matt. v. 10. 

T. Blessed are ye when men shall revile you, and perse- 
! cute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, 
for my sake. Matt. v. 11. 

S. Bejoiee, and be exceeding glad : for great is your re- 
ward in heaven : for so persecuted they the prophets which 
were before you. Matt. v. 12. 

T. Blessed are the undefiled in the way who walk in the 
j law of the Lord. Ps. cxix. 1. 

S. Blessed are they that keep his testimonies, and that seek 
| him with the whole heart. They also do no iniquity : they 
| walk in his ways. Ps. cxix. 2, 3. 

T. Blessed is the people that know the joyful sound: they 
shall walk, O Lord, in the light of thy countenance. Ps. 
lxxxix. 15. 

S. In thy name shall they rejoice all the day : and in thy 
righteousness shall they be exalted. Ps. lxxxix. 16. 

T. Blessed is the man that heareth me, watching daily at 
my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors. For whoso find- 
eth me, findeth life, and shall obtain favor of the Lord. Prov. 
viii. 34, 35. 

S. Blessed are they that dwell in thy house : they will be 
still praising thee. Ps. lxxxiv. 4. 

T. Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute 
sin. Bom. iv. 8. 

S. Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and 
whose sins are covered. Kom. ix. 7. 

T. Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee. For the 
I Lord is a sun and a shield ; the Lord will give grace and 
glory : no good thing will he withhold from them that walk 
uprightly. Ps. lxxxiv. 5, 11. 

S. Blessed is the man that endureth temptation ; for when 
he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life which the Lord 
hath promised to them that love him. James i. 12. 

T. Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord ; and the 
people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance. Ps. 
xxxiii. 12. 

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We adore thee, our Father and God, as a God of boundless 
benevolence and mercy. Thou art the Father of mercies, 
from whom cometh down every good and perfect gift. We 
thank thee for the enjoyment of all the temporal and spiritual 
blessings with which we have been favored during the day 
now drawing to a close. Thy protection has been over us; 
thou hast blessed our going out and our coming in ; thou hast 
ministered to our wants, and we are permitted again to sup- 
plicate a Throne of grace. Thou hast been our sun this day ; 
be our shield through the night, and preserve us to behold the 
light of thy holy day, and to enter upon its duties. 

We thank thee, 0 Lord, for the words of counsel and of 
comfort which we have just read — that although our ears were 
not permitted to listen to the living voice of Him that spake 
as never man spake, our eyes are privileged to read the gra- 
cious truths that fell from his lips. Oh may the graces he 
commends be our ornament and the blessings he utters be our 
inheritance. Deliver us, O Goal, from pride and make us 
poor in spirit, that we may inherit the kingdom of heaven. 
Amid the sorrows of life be thou our joy and crown of rejoi- 
cing. Deliver us from all uncharitableness, and make us meek 
and lowly of heart. May our souls hunger for the bread of 
life, and thirst for the waters of salvation, that they may be 
filled. Make us merciful and kind, that we may obtain mercy, 
and find grace to help in time of need. Make us pure in heart, 
that we may see God by faith upon earth and behold his face 
in heaven. Make us the friends and followers of peace, that 
we may feel how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to 
dwell together in unity. And amid the afflictions and perse- 
cutions of earth may we look forward to an inheritance incor- 
ruptible and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in 
heaven for us. Amen ! 

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name ; thy 
kingdom come; thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven ; 
give us this day our daily bread ; and forgive us, etc. 



BLESSINGS UPON FAMILIES. 



Fifth Tuesday in the Month. Morning. 

HYMN 118. c. fit. HYMN 119. L. M. 

Florence. South Street. 



OH happy man, whose soul is fill'd 
With zeal and rev'rend awe ! 

His lips to God their honors yield, 
His life adorns the law. 

A careful Providence will stand, 
And ever guard thy head — 

Will on the labors of thy hand 
Its kindly blessings shed. 

Thy wife shall be a fruitful vine; 

Thy children round thy board 
Each like a plant of honor shine, 

And learn to fear the Lord. 



FATHER of men, thy care we bless, 
Which crown our families with peace ; 
From thee they sprung, and by thy hand 
Their root and branches are sustain'd. 

To God, most worthy to be prais'd, 
Be our domestic altars rais'd ; 
Who,Lord of heaven, scorns not to dwell 
With saints in their obscurest cell. 

To thee may each united house, 
Morning and night, present its vows ; 
Our servants here, and rising race, 
Be taught thy precepts and thy grace. 



The Lord will thy best hopes fulfill, Oh may each future age proclaim 
For months and years to come ; The honors of thy glorious name ; 

The Lord, who dwells on Zion's hill, While, pleas'd and thankful, we remove 
Will send the blessings home. To join the family above. 

Teacher. The house of the righteous shall stand. Prov. 
xii. 7. 

Scholars. The tabernacle of the upright shall flourish. 
Prov. xiv. 11. 

T. He blesseth the habitation of the just. Prov. iii. 33. 

S. Thou shalt know also that thy tabernacle shall be in 
peace ; and thou shalt visit thy habitation and shall not sin. 
Thou shalt know also that thy seed shall be great, and thine 
offspring as the grass of the earth. Thou shalt come to thy 
grave in a full age, like as a shock of corn cometh in in his 
season. Job v. 24, 25, 26. 

T. If thou wert pure and upright, surely now he would 

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awake for thee, and make the habitation of thy righteousness 
prosperous. Though thy beginning were small, yet thy latter 
end should greatly increase. Job viii. 6, 7. 

& Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine by the sides of tbine 
house ; thy children, like olive-plants round about thy table. 
Behold, thus shall the man be blessed that feareth the Lord. 
Ps. cxxviii. 3, 4. 

T. The Lord shall bless thee out of Zion ; and thou shalt 
see the good of Jerusalem all the days of thy life. Yea, thou 
shalt see thy children's children, and peace upon Israel. Ps. 
cxxviii. 5, 6. 

S. I will be the God of all the families of Israel, and they 
shall be my people. Jer. xxxi. 1. 

T. And ye shall be my people, and I will be your God. 
Jer. xxx. 22. 

S. Thou shalt keep the statutes, that it may go well with 
thee, and thy children after thee. Deut. v. 29. 

T. I will give them one heart and one way, that they may 
fear me for ever, for the good of them, and of their children 
after them. Jer. xxxii. 39. 

S. The just man walketh in his integrity ; his children are 
blessed after him. Prov. xx. 7. 

T. His seed shall be mighty upon earth ; the generation 
of the upright shall be blessed. Ps. cxii. 2. 

S. A good man leaveth an inheritance unto his children's 
children ; and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just. 
Prov. xiii. 22. 

T. The seed of the righteous shall be delivered. Prov. 
xi, 21. 

S. In the fear of the Lord is strong confidence ; and his 
children shall have a place of refuge. Prov. xiv. 26. 

T. The children of thy servants shall continue, and their 
seed shall be established before thee. Ps. cii. 28. 

S. I have been young and now am old, yet have I not seen 
the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread. He is 
merciful and lendeth ; and his seed is blessed. Ps. xxxvii. 
25, 26. 



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PKAYEIt. 

O God, thou art the God of all the families of the earth, 
for thy power has created them, and thy providence sustained 
them. But thou art especially the God of the families that 
reverence thy name and keep thy commandments. Thy curse 
is in the house of the wicked, but thou blessest the habitation 
of the just. Father Almighty, we come to thee in the name 
of Him in whom all the families of the earth shall be blessed. 
God of the families of Israel ! thou art our God, we will praise 
thee; thou art our fathers' God, we will exalt thine excellent 
name. Look mercifully upon us, we beseech thee, this morn- 
ing, and bless us with the favor with which thou regardest thy 
people. 

Bless all the families with which we are connected. Give 
grace to the heads of them respectively to teach and govern 
their offspring, and to lay upon them all wise, necessary and 
salutary restraints, and to commend, by the examples of their 
lives, as well as by precept, the gospel of Christ. May their 
children become thy children, their friends thy friends, their 
servants thy servants ; and may they be families saved by the 
Lord, and working righteousness before thee. Give them thy 
favor which is life, and thy loving-kindness which is better 
than life. Grant them, we beseech thee, the temporal bless- 
ings which are necessary for their sustenance and comfort in 
this life; but especially bestow upon them those spiritual 
blessings which will enrich the soul when all earthly comforts 
shall fail and pass away. 

Shepherd of Israel, who carriest in thine arms the lambs 
of the flock, have in thy holy keeping those who in the days 
of their youth have remembered thee their Creator, and have 
turned their feet unto thy testimonies. Direct them by thy 
wisdom, defend them by thy power, and adorn them by thy 
grace ; that our sons may be as plants grown up in their youth, 
and our daughters as corner-stones, polished after the simili- 
tude of a palace. Amen ! 

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed, etc. 



THE OHEISTIAN WAEFAKE. 



Fifth Tuesday in the Month. Evening. 



HYMN 120. l. m. 

Warefield. 
BEHOLD the Christian warrior stand 

In all the armor of his God ; 
The Spirit's sword is in his hand, 

His feet are with the gospel shod ; 



HYMN 121. s. m. 
Ldban. 
MY soul be on thy guard ; 

Ten thousand foes arise ; 
The hosts of sin are pressing hard 
To draw thee from the skies. 



In panoply of truth complete, Oh watch and fight and pray, 

Salvation's helmet on his head ; The battle ne'er give o'er ; 

With righteousness a breastplate meet, Renew it boldly every day 
And faith's broad shield before him And help divine implore, 
[spread ; 

Undaunted to the field he goes ; Ne'er think the vict'ry won, 

Yet vain were skill and valor there, Nor lay thine armor down : 

Unless, to foil his legion foes, The work of faith will not be done 

He takes the trusted weapon, prayer. 'Till thou obtain the crown. 

Thus, strong in his Redeemer's strength.Then persevere till death 
Sin, death and hell he tramples down ; Shall bring thee to thy God ; 

Fights the good fight, and wins at length, He'll take thee, at thy parting 
Through mercy, an immortal crown. To his divine abode. [breath, 

Teacher. Put on the whole armor of God, that ye may be 
able to stand against the wiles of the devil. Eph. vi. 11. 

Scholars. Though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after 
the flesh : for the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but 
mighty through God to the pulling down of strongholds. 
2 Cor. x. 4. 

T. For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against 
principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the dark- 
ness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. 
Eph. vi. 12. 

S. Wherefore take unto you the whole armor of God, that 
ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done 
all, to stand. Eph. vi. 13. 
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T. Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with 
truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness ; and 
your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace. 
Eph. vi. 14, 15. 

S. Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall 
be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. Eph. vi. 16. 

T. And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the 
Spirit, which is the word of God : praying always with all 
prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto 
with all perseverance and supplication for all saints. Eph. 
vi. 17, 18. 

S. And every man that striveth for the mastery is temper- 
ate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible 
crown ; but we an incorruptible. I therefore so run, not as 
uncertainly ; so fight I, not as one that beateth the air. 1 Cor. 
ix. 25, 26. 

T. Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of 
Jesus Christ. No man that warreth entangleth himself with 
the affairs of this life ; that he may please him who hath 
chosen him to be a soldier. 2 Tim. ii. 3, 4. 

S. And if a man also strive for masteries, yet is he not 
crowned, except. he strive lawfully. 2 Tim. ii. 5. 

T. Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be 
strong. 1 Cor. xvi. 13. 

S. With him is an arm of flesh : but with us is the Lord 
our God to help us, and to fight our battles. 2 Chron. xxxii. 8. 

T. But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow 
after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness. 
1 Tim. vi. 11. 

S. Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, 
whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good pro- 
fession before many witnesses. 1 Tim. vi. 12. 

T. I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, 
I have kept the faith : henceforth there is laid up for me a 
crown of righteousness. 2 Tim. iv. 7, 8. 

S. Thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory, through 
our Lord Jesus Christ. 1 Cor. xv. 57. 

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PRAYER. 

We adore thee, 0 Lord, as the God of hosts ; we reverence 
thee, blessed Jesus, as the Captain of our salvation. Thou art 
able to destroy all our enemies, and willing to give us grace 
to conquer all our spiritual foes. We would not go forth in 
our own strength ; our help is in the name of the Lord, who j 
made heaven and earth. Teach us ever to be strong in the i 
Lord, and in the power of his might. May our hearts be 
assured by the promise, " Fear not, for I am with thee ; be not ] 
dismayed, for I am thy God ; I will strengthen thee ; yea, I ' 
will help thee ; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand I 
of my righteousness." 

In an enemy's land, surrounded with danger, may we put 1 
on the whole armor of God; and .stand, having our loins girt 
with truth ; having on the breastplate of righteousness, and 
our feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace ; I 
above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith we shall be 1 
able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked — taking the 
helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is j 
the word of God ; praying always with all prayer and sup- | 
plication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all | 
perseverance. 

Teach our hands, O Lord,* to war, and our fingers to fight; 
and though we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against j 
principalities and powers, against the rulers of darkness of this j 
world, and against spiritual wickedness in high places, may j 
we never be discouraged ; but in the prospect of combat and | 
in the heat of action make our hearts strong, and bring us off 
more than conquerors, through Him that hath loved us and 
given himself for us. 

Fit us for the duties and conflicts of coming life, and when 
our warfare is ended, may we triumph with the apostle : I j 
have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have 
kept the faith : henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of \ 
righteousness. Thanks be unto God which giveth us the j 
victory through our Lord Jesus Christ ! Our Father, etc. 



EAELY PIETY. 



Fifth Wednesday in the Month. Morning. 



HYMN 122. l. sr. HYMN 123. s. m. 

4.1/reton. Desire. 

NOW in the heat of youthful blood SHALL Wisdom cry aloud, 

Remember your Creator, God ; And not her speech be heard? 

Behold the months come hast'ning on, The voice of God's eternal Word, 

When you shall say, My joys are gone. Deserves it no regard ? 



Behold, the aged sinner goes, 
Laden with guilt and heavy woes, 
Down to the regions of the dead, 
With endless curses on his head. 

The dust returns to dust again ; 
The soul, in agonies of pain, 
Ascends to God ; not there to dwell — 
But hears her doom, and sinks to hell. 



" I was his chief delight, 
His everlasting Son, 
Before the first of all his works- 
Creation — was begun. 

" My busy thoughts at first 
On their salvation ran, 
Ere sin was born, or Adam's dust 
Was fashion'd to a man. 



Eternal King, I fear thy name ! " Then come, receive my grace, 

Teach me to know how frail I am; Ye children, and be wise ; 

And when my soul must hence remove, Happy the man who keeps my ways ; 
Give me a mansion in thy love. The man, who shuns them, dies." 

Teacher. Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy 
youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh 
when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them. Eccles. xii. 1. 

Scholars. While the sun, or the light, or the moon, or the 
stars be not darkened, nor the clouds return after the rain. 
Eccles. xii. 2. 

T. In the day when the keepers of the house shall tremble, 
and the strong men shall bow themselves ; and the grinders 
cease because they are few, and those that look out of the win- 
dows be darkened. Eccles. xii. 3. 

S. And the doors shall be shut in the streets, when the 

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sound of the grinding is low, and he shall rise up at the voice 
of the bird, and all the daughters of music shall be brought 
low. Eccles. xii. 4. 

T. Also when they shall be afraid of that which i? high, 
and fears shall be in the way, and the almond tree shall flour- 
ish, and the grasshopper shall be a burden, and desire shall 
fail : because man goeth to his long home, and the mourners 
go about the streets. Eccles. xii. 5. 

SI Or ever the silver cord be loosed, or the golden bowl 
be broken, or the pitcher be broken at the fountain, or the 
wheel broken at the cistern, Then shall the dust return to 
the earth as it was. and the spirit shall return unto God who 
gave it. Eccles. xii. 6. 7. 

T. Doth not wisdom cry ? and understanding put forth her 
voice ? Prov. viii. 1. 

& She standeth in the top of high places, by the way in 
the places of the paths. Prov. viii. 2. 

T. She crieth at the gates, at the entry of the city, at the 
coming in at the doors. I love them that love me ; and those 
that seek me early shall find me. Prov. viii. 3. 17. 

S. Jesus said unto them. Suffer the little children to come I 
unto me, and forbid them not : for of such is the kingdom of 
God. Verily I say unto you. Whosoever shall not receive 
the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein. 
Mark x. 14. 15. 

T. And he took them up in his arms, put his hands upon 
them, and blessed them. Mark x. 16. 

S. Little children, let us not love in word, neither in 
tongue, but in deed and in truth. 1 John iii. 18. 

T. Thar ye may be children of your Father which is in 
heaven. Matt. v. 45. 

S. And if children, then heirs: heirs of God, and joint- 
heirs of Jesus Christ. Bom. viii. 17. 

T. Hearken unto me now therefore, O ye children, and 
attend unto the words of my mouth. Prov. vii. 24. 

S. O God, thou art my God : early will I seek thee : my j 
soul tkirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee. Ps. lxiii. 1. I 



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PBAYEIt. 

God of benevolence and mercy, we thank thee for the bless- 
ings which we enjoy this morning. May our daily mer- 
cies be acknowledged by daily thanksgivings and the discharge 
of daily duties. As we know that we have no strength of our 
own, grant us thy divine aid, O God, that we may run and 
not be weary, and walk and not be faint, in the path of duty. 

Bless us, Lord, we beseech thee, who are now in thy pres- 
ence, and all the families with which we are connected, and 
grant that the dwelling of each may become the home of piety 
and peace. Give parents grace and wisdom to go in and out 
before their children, and to train them up in the way they 
should go, that, when they are old, they may not depart from 
it. May they teach thy words diligently to them, and talk 
of thy statutes when they sit down in their houses and when 
they walk by the way ; when they lie down and when they 
rise up. 

Give to the young that wisdom which is from above, which 
is first pure, then peaceable, gentle and easy to be entreated, 
full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality and without 
hypocrisy. Fill the hearts of the rising race everywhere with 
the amiable graces of the Spirit, and may they find it good to 
bear the yoke in' their youth. May children honor their father 
and their mother, that their days may be long upon the earth ; 
and may they hear the instruction of their father, and forsake 
not the law of their mother. May brothers and sisters 
observe the obligations of kindness and mutual forbearance, 
and may all the ties of the domestic relation be purified and 
cemented by the friendship of Him that sticketh closer than 
a brother ; until the domestic circle shall embrace all that is 
pure and amiable and lovely, and prove not only the cradle 
of the house of faith upon earth, but the nursery of the 
brotherhood of glory in heaven. Hear and answer for the 
Redeemer's sake. Amen ! 

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name; thy 
kingdom come; thy will be done on earth, etc. 
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UNBELIEF. 



Fifth Wednesday in the Month. Evening. 



HYMN 124. c. m. 
Hammond. 
HOW sad our state by nature is ! 

Our sin, how deep it stains ! 
And Satan binds our captive souls 
Fast in his slavish chains. 



HYMN 125. l. h. 

Dudley. 

LIFE and immortal joys are given 
To souls that mourn the sins they've done; 
Children of wrath, made heirs of heaven 
By faith in God's eternal Son. 



But there's a voice of sov'reign grace Woe to the wretch who never felt 



Sounds from the sacred word : 
Ho! ye despairing sinners, come 
And trust a faithful Lord. 



The inward pangs of pious grief; 
But adds to all his crying guilt 
The stubborn sin of unbelief. 



My soul obeys the gracious call, 

And runs to its relief; 
I would believe thy promise, Lord: 

Oh help my unbelief! 

To the blest fountain of thy blood, 

Incarnate God, I fly ; 
Here let me wash my guilty soul 

From crimes of deepest dye. 



The law condemns the rebel dead ; 

"Under the wrath of God he lies : 
He seals the curse on his own head, 

And with a double vengeance dies. 

Then turn to God with tears and shame, 
In penitence your sins confess 

Believing on the Saviour's name 

With willing heart of righteousness. 



Teacher. The Lord said, How long will this people pro- 
voke me? and how long will it be ere they believe me, for all 
the signs which I have showed among them ? Num. xiv. 11. 

Scholars. The Lord spake unto Moses and Aaron, because 
ye believed me not, to sanctify me in the eyes of the children 
of Israel, therefore ye shall not bring this congregation into 
the land which I have given them. Num. xx. 12. 

T. The children of Israel did secretly those things that 
were not right, against the Lord their God; they would not 
hear, but hardened their necks, like the neck of their lathers, 
that did not believe in the Lord their God. 2 Kings xvii. 
9, 14. 

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S. Therefore the Lord was very angry with Israel ; and 
the Lord rejected all the seed of Israel, and afflicted them, 
and delivered them into the hand of spoilers, until he had 
cast them out of his sight. 2 Kings xvii. 18, 20. 

T. We which have believed do enter into rest ; and they 
to whom it was first preached entered not in because of un- 
belief. Heb. iv. 3, 6. : 

S. Let us labor therefore to enter into that rest, lest 
any man fall after the same example of unbelief. Heb. 
iv. 11. 

T. Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an 
evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God. 
Heb. iii. 12. 

S. We are not of them who draw back unto perdition, 
but of them that believe to the saving of the soul. Heb. 
x. 39. 

T. The God of this world hath blinded the minds of them 
which believe not. 2 Cor. iv. 4. 

S. They received not the love of truth, that they might 
be saved. 2 Thess. ii. 10. 

T. For this cause God shall send them strong delusion, 
j- that they should believe a lie. 2 Thess. ii. 11. 

S. That they all might be damned, who believed not the 
\ truth ; but had pleasure in unrighteousness. 2 Thess. ii. 12. 

T. Unto them that are defiled and unbelieving, is nothing 
pure : but even their mind and conscience is defiled. Tit. 
i. 15. 

& For this people's heart is waxed gross, and their ears 
are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed ; lest at 
any time they should see with their eyes, and hear with their 
ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be 

I converted, and I should heal them. Matt. xiii. 15. 
T. He that believeth not, is condemned already ; because 
he hath not believed in the name of the only-begotten Son of 
God. John iii. 18. 
S. He that believeth not, shall be damned. Mark xvi. 16. 



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Pit A YEK. 

Holy Spirit of Grace! under a consciousness of our un- 
worthiness, and in humble dependence upon thy promised aid, 
we desire this evening to encompass the mercy-seat of the 
Lord our God. In our approaches to the Divine Majesty, 
give us, we pray thee, faith in God, that we may believe, not 
only that he is, but that he is the rewarder of them that dili- 
gently seek him. Give us faith to receive the testimony which 
he has given of his Son, that we may believe in the Son even 
as we believe in the Father. Give us faith to believe in the 
Holy Ghost proceeding from the Father and the Son, that we 
may confide in him as the Lord and Giver of life, the Coun- 
selor and Comforter of our souls, and the Guardian and Guide 
of our lives, who shall lead us into all truth. Give us faith in 
thy word revealed in the Scriptures. May we see the divine 
perfections shining through every page, and recognizing them 
as the lively oracles of God, may we make them the man of 
our counsel and the rule of our lives, 

Have mercy upon unbelievers. Fill their minds with just 
apprehensions about their future state. Convince them that • 
they who believe not on the Son of God are condemned al- ; 
ready, and that the wrath of God abideth upon them. Oh that 
they may turn from their refuge of lies, and from their found- 
ation of sand, and build upon the rock Christ Jesus, as the \ 
only foundation of the faith and hopes of his people ! 

Forbid that there should be in any of us an evil heart of 
unbelief, but give us a lively faith in the love and mercy of : 
the Father, in the righteousness and graces of the Son and i 
the sanctifying influences of the Holy Spirit, that we may 
bring forth the fruits of love, joy, peace, long-suffering, gen- \ 
tleness, goodness, faith, meekness and temperance. 

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name ; thy j 
kingdom come ; thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven ; ( 
give us this day our daily bread ; and forgive us our tres- 
passes, as we forgive those who trespass against us ; and lead 
us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil, etc. 



GOVEKNMENT OF THE TONGUE. 



Fifth Thursday in the Month. Morning. 



HYMN 126. c. m. 
Albert. 

THUS I resolv'd before the Lord, 
"Now will I watch my tongue, 

Lest I let slip one sinful word, 
Or do my neighbor wrong." 

If I am e'er constrain'd to stay 
With men of lives profane, 

I'll set a double guard that day, 
Nor let mv talk be vain. 



HYMN 127. c. m. 
Hanover. 

AND must I be to judgment brought, 

And answer in that day 
For every vain and idle thought, 

And every word I say ! 

Yes, every secret of my heart 
Shall shortly be made known, 

And I receive my just desert 
For all that I have done. 



I'll scarce allow my lips to speak 
The pious thoughts I feel, 



How careful then ought I to live, 
With what religious fear, 



Lest scoffers should the occasion take Who such a strict account must give 
To mock my holy zeal. For my behavior here ! 



Yet if some proper hour appear, 

I'll not be overaw'd, 
But let the scoffing sinners hear 

That I can speak for God. 



Thou awful Judge of quick and dead, 
The watchful power bestow: 

So shall I to my ways take heed — 
To all I speak or do. 



Teacher. The tongue is a little member and boasteth great 
things. It defileth the whole body and setteth on fire the 
course of nature ; and it is set on fire of hell. James iii. 5, 6. 

Scholars. It is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison. There- 
with bless we God, even the Father, and therewith curse we 
men, which are made in the similitude of God. James iii. 
8, 9. 

T. If any man among you seem to be religious, and 
bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this 
man's religion is vain. James i. 26. 

S. Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue, keepeth his 
soul from troubles. Prov. xxi. 23. 

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T, He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life ; but he 
that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction. Prov. 
xiii. 3. 

S. In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin, but 
he that refraineth his lips is wise. Prov. x. 19. 

T. Every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give 
account thereof in the day of judgment. Matt. xii. 36. 

S. A tale-bearer revealeth secrets ; but he that is of a faith- 
ful spirit concealeth the matter. Prov. xi. 18. 

T. The words of a tale-bearer are as wounds ; and 
they go down into the innermost parts of the belly. Prov. 
xviii. 8. 

S. Where there is no tale-bearer, the strife ceaseth : but a 
whisperer separateth chief friends. Prov. xxvi. 20 ; xvi. 28. 

T. He that uttereth a slander is a fool. Prov. x. 18. 

S. Whoso privily slandereth his neighbor, him will I cut 
off. Ps. ci. 5. 

T. A man that flattereth his neighbor, spreadeth a net 
for his feet. Prov. xxix. 5. 

S. Meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips. 
Prov. xx. 19. 

T. He that speaketh flattery to his friends, even the eyes 
of his children shall fail. Job xvii. 5. 

S. Let me not accept any man's person, neither let me give 
flattering titles unto man. Job xxxii. 21. 

T. Thou shalt not revile the gods, nor curse the ruler of 
thy people. Ex. xxii. 28. 

S. ^Neither thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor re- 
vilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God. 
1 Cor. vi. 10. 

T. Keep not company with a railer. 1 Cor. v. 11. 

S. Love as brethren ; be pitiful, be courteous, not render- 
ing evil for evil, or railing for railing. 1 Pet. iii. 9. 

T. Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your 
mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it 
may minister grace unto the hearers. Eph. iv. 29. 



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JPMAYJEB. 

On the morning of a new day we desire to draw nigh to 
thee, our Father and God ; and as the preparation of the heart 
in man, as well as the answer of the tongue, is from thee, do 
thou inspire our hearts with the spirit of acceptable devotion, 
that in humility and reverence, in faith and hope, we may 
wait before thee. Oh grant that we, who have assembled 
around the domestic altar this morning, may in like manner 
meet before thy throne above with the general assembly and 
Church of the first-born, to adore and praise thee throughout 
eternity. 

We thank thee for the mercies and blessings of our past life. 
Thou hast supplied our daily bread. Oh give us the bread of 
life that cometh down from heaven, of which, if a man eats, 
he shall live for ever ; and give us the living water, of which, 
if a man drink, he shall not thirst again. We have been 
clothed from thy wardrobe. Oh give us the garments of sal- 
vation, which shall cover the nakedness of our perishing 
souls. 

Teach the young in thy presence thy fear. In the days of 
their youth may they remember their Creator. Deliver them 
from angry and malicious passions, that they may obtain the 
government of their temper and of their tongues, that at all 
times, in all places and in all circumstances they may discover 
the sanctifying influence of religion upon their hearts, their 
conversation and their lives. Preserve them from sins of the 
tongue. May they remember that for every idle word that 
men speak they shall give account thereof in the day of judg- 
ment, for there is not a word in our tongue, but lo, O Lord ! 
thou knowest it. Let no corrupt communication proceed out 
of their mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, 
that it may minister grace unto the hearers. May they be the 
disciples of Him who is meek and lowly. May they live as 
brethren, and be pitiful and courteous, not rendering evil for 
evil or railing for railing. 

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed, etc. 



DEATH, 

Fifth Thursday in the Month. Evening. 

HYMN 125. c. h. HYMN 129. l. m. 

Perpetuity. Malan. 

0 GOD. our help in ages past, WHY should we start, and fear to dis 

Our hope for years to come. What tinrrous worms we mortals are 

Our shelter from the stormy blast Death is the gate to endless joy, 

And our eternal home \ — And yet we dread to enter there. 

A thousand ages, in thy sight, The pains, the groans, the dying strife, 
Are like an evening gone : Fright our approaching souls away ; 

Short as the watch that ends the And we shrink back again to life, 
Before the rising sun. [night Fond of" our prison and our clay. 

Time, like an ever-rolling stream, Oh would my Lord his servant meet, 
Bears all its sons away ; My soulwould stretch herwings in haste, 

They fly. forgotten, as a dream Fly fearless through death's iron gate, 
Dies at the opening day. Nor feel the terrors as she pass'd. 

The busy tribes of flesh and blood, Jesus can make a dying bed 
With all their cares and fears, Feel soft as downy pillows are, 

Are carried downward by the flood, When on his breast I lean my head, 
And lost in following years. And breathe my life out sweetly there. 

Teacher. Man that is born of a woman is of few days, and 
is full of trouble. He corueth forth like a flower, and is cut 
down ; he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not. Job 
adv. 1, 2. 

Scholars. As for man, his days are as grass, as a flower of 
the field, so he flourisheth. For the wind passeth over it, and 
it is gone ; and the place thereof shall know it no more. Ps. 
ciii. 15, 16. 

T. Behold, thou hast made my days as a handbreadth ; 
and mine age is as nothing before thee ; verily every man at 
his best state is altogether vanity. Ps. xxxix. 5. 

S. Is there not an appointed time to man upon earth? are 
not his days also lite the days of an hireling? Job vii. 1. 

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205 



T. His days are determined : the number of his months 
are with thee ; thou hast appointed his bounds that he cannot 
pass. Job xiv. 5. 

S. God hath made of one blood all nations of the earth ; 
and hath determined the times, before appointed, and the 
bounds of their habitation. Acts xvii. 26. 

T. The days of our years are threescore years and ten ; and 
if by reason of strength they be fourscore years, yet is their 
strength labor and sorrow, for it is soon cut off, and we flee 
away. Ps. xc. 10. 

S. My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle, and are 
spent without hope. Job vii. 6. 

T. They are passed away as the swift ships — as the eagle 
that hasteth to the prey. Job ix. 26. 

S. When a few years are come, then I shall go the way 
whence I shall not return. Job xvi. 22. 

T. For what is your life ? it is even a vapor, that appear- 
eth for a little time, and then vanisheth away. James iv. 14. 

S. Man dieth, and wasteth away ; yea, man giveth up the 
ghost, and where is he? Job xiv. 10. 

T. Thou prevailest for ever against him, and he passeth ; 
thou changest his countenance, and sendest him away. Job 
xiv. 20. 

S. One dieth in his full strength, being wholly at ease, and 
quiet : his breasts are full of milk, and his bones are moist- 
ened with marrow. Job xxi. 23, 24. 

T. And another dieth in the bitterness of his soul, and 
never eateth with pleasure : they shall lie down alike in the 
dust, and the worms shall cover them. Job xxi. 25, 26. 

S. What man is he that liveth, and shall not see death? 
Shall he deliver his soul from the hand of the grave? Ps. 
lxxxix. 48. 

T. It is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the 
judgment. Heb. ix. 27. 

S. Lord, make me to know mine end, and the measure of 
my days, what it is, that I may know how frail I am. Ps. 
xxxix. 4. 
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PMJLYJEK. 

Lord, thou hast been our dwelling-place in all generations. 
Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst 
formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to ever- 
lasting, thou art God. But we, who dwell in houses of clay, 
whose foundation is in the dust, are crushed before the moth. 
Thou art the same yesterday, to-day and for ever, and thy 
years shall have no end ; but our days are as a handbreadth, 
and our age is as nothing before thee. Man that is born of a 
woman is of few days, and is full of trouble. He cometh forth 
like a flower and is cut down ; he fleeth also as a shadow and 
continueth not. 

For what is our life ? it is even a vapor, that appeareth for 
a little time and then vanisheth away. Our friends and rela- 
tions die ; the fathers, where are they ? and the prophets, do 
they live for ever ? But the Lord liveth : blessed be our 
rock ! Let the God of our salvation be exalted ! Sensible of 
the frailty and evanescence of our mortal natures, O God most 
holy, O Lord most mighty, we would fly to thee for succor, 
and take refuge at the foot of thy throne. May the eternal 
God be our refuge, and underneath us be the everlasting arms. 
So teach us to number our days that we may apply our hearts 
to wisdom, and may it be our chief wisdom to know thee, the 
only true God, and Jesus Christ whom thou hast sent. 

And while we feel that we are but strangers and pilgrims 
upon earth, as all our fathers were, may we declare plainly 
that we seek a city whose builder and maker is God. Give 
us faith in Christ to support us through life's pilgrimage, and 
when we have passed the wilderness and entered the dark 
valley, and behold the swellings of Jordan, may faith in the 
Redeemer enable us to sing, " Yea, though I walk through 
the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for thou 
art with me ; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me." 

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name ; thy 
kingdom come ; thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven ; 
give us this day our daily bread ; and forgive us, etc. 



BESUEEEOTIOH. 



Fifth Friday in the Month. Morning. 

HYMN 130. s. m. HYMN 131. c. h. 

Backus. Shepham. 

IN expectation sweet WHEN, rising from the bed of death, 

We wait and sing and pray, O'erwhelmed with guilt and fear, 

Till Christ's triumphal car we meet, I view my Maker face to face, 

And see an endless day. Oh how shall 1 appear? 

He comes ! the Conqu'ror comes ; If yet, while pardon may be found 
Death falls beneath his sword ; And mercy may be sought, 

The joyful pris'ners burst their tombs My soul with inward horror shrinks 
And rise to meet their Lord. And trembles at the thought, 

The trumpet sounds — Awake! When thou, 0 Lord, shalt stand dis- 

Ye dead, to judgment come! In majesty severe, [closed 

The pillars of creation shake, And sit in judgment on my soul, 

While hell receives her doom. Oh how shall I appear? 

Thrice happy morn for those Oh may my broken, contrite heart 
Who love the ways of peace, Timely my sins lament ; 

No night of sorrow e'er shall close, And early, with repentant tears, 
Or shade their perfect bliss. Eternal woe prevent. 

Teacher. If a man die, shall he live again ? Job xiv. 14. 

Scholars. I have hope toward God, that there shall be a 
resurrection of the dead, both of the just and the unjust. Acts 
xxiv. 15. 

T. Why should it be thought a thing incredible with you, 
that God should raise the dead ? Acts xxvi. 8. 

S. Many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall 
awake, some to everlasting life and some to shame and ever- 
lasting contempt. Dan. xii. 2. 

T. As touching the resurrection of the dead, have ye not 

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read, that which was spoken unto you by God, saying, I am 
the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of 
Jacob; God is not the God of the dead, but of the living. 
Matt. xxii. 31, 32. 

S. I know that my Redeemer liveth ; and that he shall 
stand at the latter day upon the earth, and though after my 
skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God, 
whom I shall see for myself, and mine eyes shall behold, and 
not another, though my reins be consumed within me. Job 
xix. 25, 26, 27. 

T. "We know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle 
were dissolved, we have a building of God, a house not made 
with hands, eternal in the heavens. 2 Cor. v. 1. 

S. In this we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed upon, 
with our house which is from heaven. 2 Cor. v. 2. 

T. God hath both raised up the Lord, and will also raise 
up us by his own power. 1 Cor. vi. 14. 

S. For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be 
made alive. 1 Cor. xv. 22. 

T. If there be no resurrection of the dead, then is Christ 
not risen ; and if Christ be not risen, then is our preaching 
vain, and your faith is also vain. 1 Cor. xv. 13, 14. 

S. But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the 
first fruits of them that slept. 1 Cor. xv. 20. 

T. He which raised up the Lord Jesus, shall raise up us 
also by Jesus, and shall present us with you. 2 Cor. iv. 14. 

S. Some man will say, How are the dead raised up ? and 
with what body do they come. 1 Cor. xv. 35. 

T. It is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory: it is sown 
in weakness, it is raised in power: it is sown a natural body, 
it is raised a spiritual body. 1 Cor. xv. 43, 44. 

S. For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this 
mortal must put on immortality ; so when this corruptible 
shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have 
put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying 
that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory. 1 Cor. xv. 
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JPKAYEB. 

Almighty and eternal God, our heavenly Father, we adore 
thee for thy benevolence in our creation and thy infinite com- 
passion and mercy in our redemption. We bless thee that, 
while we lay under the curse of a broken law, exposed to eter- 
nal condemnation, our Lord Jesus Christ by his sufferings and 
death satisfied divine justice, and by his resurrection and glo- 
rious ascension brought life and immortality to light in the 
gospel. 

Blessed Jesus, thou art the resurrection and the life; he 
that believeth in thee, though he were dead, yet shall he live ; 
and whosoever liveth and believeth in thee shall never die. 
Oh give us faith in thee, and raise our souls from the death 
of sin to a life of righteousness, that we may follow thee upon 
earth, and, after our sleep in dust may be deemed worthy to 
rise in the morning of the resurrection, when this corruptible 
shall put on incorruption, and this mortal shall put on 
immortality. 

And when our years are spent as a tale that is told, when 
our days are past and our purposes broken off, when, in view 
of the winding-sheet and the narrow house appointed to all 
living, we shall say to corruption, Thou art my father, and to 
the worm, Thou art my mother and my sister, fill our hearts 
with faith triumphant, that we may exult in hope of the glory 
of God : " I know that my Kedeemer liveth, and that he shall 
stand at the latter day upon the earth, and though after my 
skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God, 
whom I shall see for myself, and mine eyes shall behold, and 
not another, though my reins be consumed within me. O 
death, where is thy sting? O grave where is thy victory? 
Thanks be unto God who giveth us the victory, through our 
Lord Jesus Christ !" 

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name ; thy 
kingdom come; thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven ; 
give us this day our daily bread ; and forgive us our tres- 
passes, as we forgive those who trespass against us, etc. 
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Fifth Friday in the Month. Evening. 



HYMN 132. l. m. HYMN 133. s. m. 

Wisdom. Doomsday. 
HE reigns — the Lord the Saviour BEHOLD! with awful pomp 
Praise hira in evangelic strains: [reigns: The Judge prepares to come ; 
Let the whole earth in songs rejoice; The archangel sounds the dreadfil 
And distant islands join their voice. Andwakes the gen'ral doom. [trump 

Deep are his counsels and unknown ; Nature, in wild amaze, 
But grace and truth support his throne : Her dissolution mourns : 
Though gloomy clouds his ways sur- Blushes of hlood the moon deface 
Justice is their eternal ground, [round The sun to darkness turns. 

In robes of judgment, lo, he comes ! The living look with dread ; 
Shakes the wide earth and cleaves the The frighted dead arise, 
Before him burns devouriug fire! [tombs:Start from the monumental bed 
The mountains melt, the seas retire! And lift their ghastly eyes. 

His enemies with sore dismay, Horrors all hearts appall ; 

Fly from the sight and shun the day: They qu*ke, they shriek, they cry ; 
Then lift your heads, ye saints on high,Bid rocks and mountains on them 
And sing, for your redemption's nigh. But rocks and mountains fly. [fail, 

Teacher, It is appointed unto men once to die, but after 
this the judgment. Heb. ix. 27. 

Scholars. Every one of us shall give account of himself to 
God. Rom. xiv. 12. 

T. God shall judge the righteous and the wicked. Eccles. 
iii. 17. 

S. I saw a great white throne, and Him that sat on it, from 
whose face the earth and the heaven fled away, and there was 
found no place for them. Rev. xx. 11. 

T. And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God ; 
and the books were opened; and another book was opened, 
which is the book of life; and the dead were judged out of 
those things which were written in the books, according to 
their works. Rev. xx. 12. 

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S. Rejoice, 0 young man, in thy youth, and 'et thy heart 
cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways 
of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes ; but know thou 
that for all these things God will bring thee into judgment. 
Eccles. xi. 9. 

T. For God shall bring every work into judgment, with 
every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil. 
Eccles. xii. 14. 

S. Every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give 
account thereof in the day of judgment. Matt. xii. 36. 

T. In the day when God shall judge the secrets of men 
by Jesus Christ. Rom. ii. 16. 

S. The day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night. 
1 Thess. v. 2. 

T. The sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not 
give her light ; and the stars of heaven shall fall ; and the 
powers that are in heaven shall be shaken. Mark xiii. 24, 25. 

S. And then shall they see the Son of man coming in the 
clouds with great pomp and glory. Mark xiii. 26. 

T. Who shall give account to Him that is ready to judge 
the quick and the dead. 1 Pet. iv. 5. 

S. The Lord Jesus Christ shall judge the quick and the 
dead at his appearing. 2 Tim. iv. 1. 

T. But of that day and that hour knoweth no man, no, 
not the angels which are in heaven. Mark xiii. 32. 

S. The times of this ignorance God winked at; but now 
commandeth all men everywhere to repent, because he hath 
appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in 
righteousness, by that man whom he hath ordained. Acts 
xvii. 30, 31. 

T. The end of all things is at hand, be ye therefore sober, 
and watch unto prayer. 1 Pet. iv. 7. 

S. Let us not sleep as do others ; but let us watch and be 
sober. For they that sleep, sleep in the night; and they that 
be drunken, are drunken in the night; but let us, who are of 
the day, be sober, 1 Thess. v. 6, 7. 



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THAT EX. 

Almighty God, our heavenly Father, Maker of all things, 
Judge of all men ! thou hast appointed unto men once to die, 
and after this the judgment, when every one of us shall give 
an account of himself to God, and thou wilt judge the secrets 
of all hearts, whether they be good or evil. Oh may we live 
under the constant impression of this solemn truth, that all 
our words and actions are under the observation of our Crea- 
tor and Judge, who is a God of infinite purity, inflexible 
justice and almighty power. 

God of benevolence and mercy, we have reason to bless thee 
that before we are summoned by the voice of the archangel 
and the trump of God with the quick and dead to stand be- 
fore thy dread tribunal, we are invited in the gospel to come 
boldly to the throne of grace, there to obtain mercy and find 
grace to help in time of need. God of compassion, pardon our 
sins and sanctify our hearts, and prepare them for the solem- 
nities of death and the realities of that awful day when thy 
thunders shall shake the poles, and the mighty angel shall set 
his right foot upon the sea and his left foot upon the earth, 
and swear by Him that liveth for ever and ever that time shall 
be no longer. 

And when the great white throne shall descend with Him 
that sitteth thereon, while the wicked shall say to the moun- 
tains and rocks, " Fall on us and hide us from the face of Him 
that sitteth upon the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb," 
may we hail the appearance of our Saviour and Judge : M Even 
so, come, Lord Jesus." And when the earth and sea shall 
give up their dead, and the books shall be opened, and the 
dead judged out of the things that are written therein accord- 
ing to their works, grant that our names may be found written 
in the Lamb's book of life, and that we may receive the wel- 
come plaudits, " Come ye blessed of my Father, inherit the 
kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world." 

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name; thy 
kingdom come ; thy will be done on earth, etc 



HAPPINESS OF THE RIGHTEOUS. 



Fifth. Saturday in ,the Month. Morning. 

HYMN 134. p. m. HYMN 135. c. m. 

Happy Land. Varina. 
THERE is a happy land, far, far away, THERE is a land of pure delight, 

Where saints in glory stand, Where saints immortal reign; 

Bright, bright as day ; Infinite day excludes the night, 

Oh how they sweetly sing — ■ And pleasures banish pain. 

Worthy is our Saviour King ; 
Loud let his praises ring for evermore. There everlasting spring abides, 

And never-with'ring flowers ; 
Come to this happy land, come, come Death, like a narrow sea, divides 
Why will ye doubting stand ? [away ; This heavenly land from ours. 
Why still delay? 

Oh we shall happy be, Sweet fields beyond the swelling flood 

When from sin and sorrow free, [more. Stand dress'd in living green ; 
Lord,we shall live with thee,blest ever- So to the Jews old Canaan stood, 

While Jordan roll'd between. 

Bright in that happy land beams every 

Kept by a Father's hand, [eye ; Could we but climb where Moses stood, 
Love cannot die. And view the landscape o'er. 

Oh then to glory run ; Not Jordan's stream nor death's cold 

Be a crown and kingdom won, flood 
And bright above the sun reign evermore. Should fright us from the shore. 

Teacher. Godliness is profitable unto all things, having 
promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come. 
1 Tim. iv. 8. 

Scholars. Blessed are they that do his commandments, 
that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in 
through the gates unto the city. Rev. xxii. 14. 

T. Lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where 
neither moth nor rust doth corrupt ; and where thieves do 
not break through, nor steal. Matt. vi. 20. 

S. He hath begotten us again unto a lively hope, by the 
resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to an inheritance 

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incorruptible and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, re- 
served in heaven for you. 1 Pet. 3, 4. 

T. Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered 
into the heart of man the things which God hath prepared 
for them that love him. 1 Cor. ii. 9. 

S. We, according to his promise, look for new heavens, 
and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness. 2 Pet. iii. 13. 

T. The Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple 
of it ; the glory of God did lighten it ; and the Lamb is the 
light thereof. Rev. xxi. 22, 23. 

S. And they shall see his face, and his name shall be in 
their foreheads : the Lord God giveth them light : and they 
shall reign for ever and ever. Rev. xxii. 4, 5. 

T. To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in 
my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with 
my Father in his throne. Rev. iii. 21. 

S. They are before the throne of God; and serve him day 
and night in his temple ; and he that sitteth on the throne 
shall dwell among them. Rev. vii. 15. 

T. These are they which follow the Lamb whithersoever 
he goeth : these were redeemed from among men ; being the 
first-fruits unto God and to the Lamb. Rev. xiv. 4. 

S. Thou wilt show me the path of life : in thy presence 
is fullness of joy : at thy right hand there are pleasures for 
evermore. Ps. xvi. 11. 

T. The sun shall be no more thy light by day, neither for 
brightness shall the moon give light unto thee ; but the Lord 
shall be unto thee an everlasting light, and thy God thy glory. 
Isa. lx. 19. 

S. The inhabitants shall not say, I am sick ; the people 
that dwell therein shall be forgiven their iniquity. Isa. 
xxxiii. 24. 

T. They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; 
neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat. Rev. vii. 16. 

S. For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall 
feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of water; 
and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes. Rev. vii. 17. 



FIFTH SATURDAY IN THE MOXTH. 



Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honor and 
power, for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure 
they are and were created. We adore thee as our Creator and 
God. Create us anew in Christ J esus unto righteousness and 
true holiness, that we may honor thee in our souls and bodies 
which are thine. 

Blessed Jesus, we adore thee as our Kedeemer ! Thou wast 
delivered for our offences and rose for our justification, that 
thou mightest redeem us from iniquity, and purify unto thy- 
self a peculiar people, zealous of good works. Blessed be the 
God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath begotten 
us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Christ Jesus 
from the dead to an inheritance incorruptible, undefiled and 
that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for us ! 

We praise thee, our Immanuel, that, having finished the 
work of our redemption on earth, thou hast gone to prepare a 
place for us in heaven, and that thou hast left the Holy Spirit 
as our Comforter and Sanctifier, to prepare us for our inherit- 
ance with the saints in light. Although eye hath not seen, 
nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the 
things which God hath prepared for them that love him, we 
bless thee that we know that in thy presence is fullness of 
joy, at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore. 
Weary in life's pilgrimage, smitten by the sun, faint with 
sickness, hungered and athirst, we thank thee that a rest re- 
mains to the people of God, where the inhabitants shall not 
say, I am sick ; where they shall hunger no more, neither 
thirst any more; neither shall the sun light on them, nor any 
heat. For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall 
feed them and shall lead them unto living fountains of water, 
and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes. 

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name ; thy 
kingdom come ; thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven ; 
give us this day our daily bread ; and forgive us our tres- 
passes, as we forgive those who trespass against us, etc. 



MISEEY OP THE WICKED. 



Fifth Saturday in the Month. Evening. 



HYMN 136. c. Km 

Fear. 

TERRIBLE thought! shall I alone, 
Who may he saved, shall I, 

Of all alas ! whom I have known. 
Through sin for ever die? 

While all my old companions dear, 
With whom I once did live, 

Joyful at God's right hand appear, 
A hlesbibg to receive ; 

Shall I, amidst a ghastly band, 
Dragg'd to the judgment-seat, 

Far on the left with horror stand, 
My fearful doom to meet? 

Ah no! I still may turn and lire, 

For still his wrath delays : 
He now vouchsafes a kind reprieve, 
And offers me his grace. 



HYMN 137. s. m. 
Ifurdoch. 
THERE is beyond the sky 

A heaven of joy and love ; 
And holy children, when they die, 
Go to that world above. 

There is a dreadful hell 

And everlasting pains ; 
There sinners must with devils dwell, 

In darkness, fire and chains. 

Can such a child as I 

Escape this awful end ? 
And may I hope, whene'er I die, 

I shall to heaven ascend? 

Then will I read and pray, 
While I have life and breath, 

Lest I should be cut off to-day 
And sent to eternal death. 



Teacher. The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the 
nations that forget God. Ps. ix. 17. 

Scholars. Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not 
quenched. Mark ix. 48. 

T. For God spared not the angels that sinned, hut cast 
them down to hell, and delivered them into chains of dark- 
ness, to be reserved unto judgment. 2 Pet. ii. 4. 

S. Behold, the day cometh that shall burn as an oven; 
and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be 
stubble ; and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith 
the Lord of hosts. Mai. iv. 1. 

T. The day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night; 

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for when they shall say, Peace and safety, then sudden de- 
struction cometh upon them. 1 Thess. v. 2, 3. 

S. The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they 
shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend and 
them which do iniquity. Matt. xiii. 41. 

T. And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall 
be wailing and gnashing of teeth. Matt. xiii. 42. 

S. He shall say to them on the left hand, Depart from 
me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and 
his angels. Matt. xxv. 41. 

T. For I was a-hungered, and ye gave me no meat; I was 
thirsty, and ye gave me no drink ; I was a stranger, and ye 
took me not in ; naked, and ye clothed me not ; sick and in 
prison, and ye visited me not. Matt. xxv. 42, 43. 

S. Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, 
ye did it not to me ; and these shall go away into everlasting 
punishment. Matt. xxv. 45, 46. 

T. The Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven, with 
his mighty angels, in flaming fire, taking vengeance on them 
that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord 
Jesus Christ. 2 Thess. i. 7, 8. 

S. Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction 
from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his 
power. 2 Thess. i. 9. 

T. Behold, the Lord will come with fire, and with his 
chariots, like a whirlwind, to render his anger with fury, 
and his rebuke with flames of fire. Isa. lxvi. 15. 

S. It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living 
God. Heb. x. 31. 

T. Seek the Lord, and ye shall live ; lest he break out 
like fire, and devour, and there be none to quench it. Amos 
v. 6. 

S. For our God is a consuming fire. Heb. xii. 29. 

T. Woe unto the wicked ! it shall be ill with him: for the 
reward of his hands shall be given him. Isa. iii. 11. 

S. Woe unto their soul ! for they have rewarded evil unto 
themselves. Isa. iii. 9. 
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JPMATJEH. 

O Lord, our God and Father in Christ, we bless thee that 
thou hast preserved us in health and strength this day, and 
permitted us to assemble in thy gracious presence to seek 
mercy and find grace and acceptance with thee. Leave us 
not, we pray thee, to our own weakness and the devices of our 
own hearts, but guide us by thy wisdom, strengthen us by thy 
might and preserve us from all unholy thoughts, unhallowed 
tempers and sinful actions, that we may live void of offence 
toward thee and all those with whom we are connected. 

May the solemn truths we have read this evening make 
suitable impressions upon our minds. Teach us, O Lord, to 
compare a life of folly with a life of wisdom, a life of godli- 
ness with a life of sin. Show us that, while great peace have 
they that keep thy law, the wicked are like the troubled sea 
that cannot rest ; that, while the hope of the righteous is glad- 
ness, the expectation of the wicked shall perish ; that, while 
the fear of the Lord prolongeth days, the years of the wicked 
are shortened ; and that, while the path of the just is as the 
shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect 
day, the light of the wicked shall be dark in his tabernacle, 
and his candle shall be put out with him. Oh give us to see 
that those who sow to the Spirit shall reap life everlasting, 
while the wages of sin is death ; and that they who do his 
commandments have right to the tree of life, and shall enter 
in through the gates unto the heavenly city, while the wicked 
shall be turned into hell and all the nations that forget God, 
where their worm dieth not and the fire is not quenched. 

Oh convince us that if we do not hearken to thy call of mercy, 
we shall hear the thunders of thy justice — if we are not saved 
by thy love, we shall be destroyed in thine anger, that we may 
flee from the wrath to come, and lay hold upon the hope set 
before us in the gospel. 

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name ; thy 
kingdom come ; thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven ; 
give us this day our daily bread, etc. 



LORD'S STJPPEE. 



Communion Sunday. Morning. 



HYMN 138. c. m. HYMN 139. s. m. 

Warwick. Cranbrook. 

THAT doleful night before his death, GLORY to God on high, 

The Lamb, for sinners slain, Our peace is made with Heaven ; 

Did, almost with his dying breath. The Son of God came down to die, 

This solemn feast proclaim. That we might be forgiven. 

To keep the feast, Lord, we have met, His precious blood was shed, 
And to remember thee ; His body bruised for sin : 

Help each poor trembler to repeat, Remember this in eating bread, 
For me he died, for me ! And this in drinking wine. 

Thy suff'rings, Lord, each sacred sign Approach his royal board, 
To our remembrance brings : In his rich garments clad; 

We eat the bread, and drink the wine, Join every tongue to praise the Lord, 
But think on nobler things. And every heart be glad. 

Oh tune our tongues, and set in frame The Father gives the Son; 

Each heart that pants for thee, The Son, his flesh and blood : 

To sing — Hosanna to the Lamb, The Spirit seals ; and faith puts on 

The Lamb that died for me ! The righteousness of God. 

Teacher. I have received of the Lord, that which also I 
delivered unto you, that the Lord Jesus, the same night in 
which he was betrayed, took bread. 1 Cor. xi. 23. 

Scholars. And when he had given thanks, he brake it, and 
said, Take, eat ; this is my body, which is broken for you : 
this do in remembrance of me. 1 Cor. xi. 24. 

T. After the same manner also, he took the cup, when he 
had supped, saying, This cup is the new testament in my 
blood ; this do ye, as often as ye drink it, in remembrance of 
me. 1 Cor. xi. 25. 

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S. For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye 
do show the Lord's death till he come. 1 Cor. xi. 26. 

T. And they continued steadfastly in the apostles' doctrine 
and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers. 
Acts ii. 42. 

S. And they continued daily with one accord in the tem- 
ple, and breaking bread from house to house, did eat their 
meat with gladness and singleness of heart, praising God. and 
having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to the 
Church daily such as should be saved. Acts ii. 46, 47. 

T. Purge out therefore the old leaven, that ye may be a 
new lump, as ye are unleavened. For even Christ our pass- 
over is sacrificed for us. 1 Cor. v. 7. 

S. Let us keep the feast, not with old leaven, neither with 
the leaven of malice and wickedness ; but with the unleav- 
ened bread of sincerity and truth. 1 Cor. v. S. 

T. Our fathers did all eat the same spiritual meat, and did 
drink the same spiritual drink (for they drank of that spir- 
itual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was Christ). 
1 Cor. x. 3, 4. 

S. The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the com- 
munion of the blood of Christ ? The bread which we break, 
is it not the communion of the body of Christ ? 1 Cor. x. 16. 

T. For we, being many, are one bread and one body : for 
we are all partakers of that one bread. 1 Cor. x. 17. 

& Ye cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of 
devils : ye cannot be partakers of the Lord's table and of the 
table of devils. 1 Cor. x. 21. 

T. Whosoever shall eat this bread, and drink this cup of 
the Lord, unworthily, shall be guilty of the body and blood 
of the Lord. Let a man examine himself, and so let him eat 
of that bread, and drink of that cup. 1 Cor. xi. 27, 25. 

S. For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and 
drinketh damnation to himself, not discerning the Lord's 
body. 1 Cor. xi. 29. 



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JPftJLYJER. 

Almighty and everlasting God, our heavenly Father, we 
laud and magnify thy glorious name, that of thine infinite 
mercy thou didst give thine only Son Jesus Christ for our 
redemption, who upon the altar of the cross made a full, per- 
fect and sufficient sacrifice, oblation and satisfaction for the 
sins of the whole world. 

Adorable and most blessed Saviour and Kedeemer, we glo- 
rify thee for thy matchless benevolence, that when about to 
be wounded for our transgressions and bruised for our iniqui- 
ties, with thy humiliation and death in view — the mockery of 
the judgment-seat of Herod, the crown of thorns, the red and 
purple robe and the cross with all its circumstances of awful- 
ness and agony — even in that hour thou didst forget thine own 
sufferings in the benevolent wish to comfort thy sorrowing 
disciples and all thy future followers, and didst institute in 
the breaking of bread and the drinking of wine a perpetual 
memorial of thy precious death and passion. 

Holy Spirit of grace, breathe upon our hearts in the ordi- 
nance, and grant unto us repentance and remission of sins, 
faith, love and new obedience, that the supper of our dying 
Lord may ever be to the eye of faith a pledge of the covenant of 
mercy in the blood of Christ — that it may be our Passover of 
exemption from the dominion of sin and the wrath of the de- 
stroying angel ; our sacrament of allegiance to Immanuel our 
King ; a feast of marrow and fat things and of wines on the 
lees — a feast in which he shall sup with us, and we with him ; 
and a season of precious communion with the Father, and the 
Son, and the Holy Ghost. 

We thank thee, our Father and God, that we will be per- 
mitted this day to tread the courts of thine earthly sanctuary, 
and to read and listen to the word of life; bless to us the ser- 
vices in which we may be engaged, and bring us to spend an 
endless Sabbath with thee in heaven. Amen ! 

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name : thy 
kingdom come ; thy will be done on earth, etc. 
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ASCEIPTION OF PEAISES TO GOD, 



Thanksgiving Day. Morning. 



HYMN 140. c. m HYMN 141. l. m. 

Piety. Hammer. 
PRAISE ye the Lord, ye immortal OH praise the Lord in that blest place 
That fill the worlds above ; [choirs From whence his bounty freely flows; 
Praise him who form'd you of his fires Praise him in heaven, where he his face 
And feeds you with his love. Unveiled in perfect glory shows. 

Shine to his praise, ye crj^stal skies, Praise him for all the mighty acts 
The floor of his abode, Which he in our behalf has done ; 

Or veil in shades your thousand eyes His kindness this return exacts, [run- 
Before your brighter God. With which our praise should equal 

Thou restless globe of golden light, To the shrill trumpet's warlike voice 

Whose beams create our days, Let rocks and hills his praise resound; 

Join with the silver queen of light, Praise him with harp's melodious noise 

To own your borrow'd rays. And gentle psaltery's silver sound. 

Thunder and hail, and fire and storms, Let them who joyful hymns compose 
The troops of his command, To cymbals set their songs of praise : 

Appear in all your dreadful forms To well-tuned cymbals and to those 
And speak his awful hand. That loudly sound on solemn days. 

Shout to the Lord, ye surging seas. Let all that vital breath enjoy, 

In your eternal roar ; The breath he does to them afford 

Let wave to wave resound his praise In just return of praise employ: 

And shore reply to shore. Let every creature praise the Lord. 

Teacher. Praise ye the Lord. Praise ye the Lord from the 
heavens : praise hiin in the heights. Ps. cxlviii. 1. 

Scholars. Praise ye him, all his angels : praise ye him, all 
his hosts. Ps. cxlviii. 2. 

T. Praise ye him, sun and moon : praise him, all ye stars 
of light. Ps. cxlviii. 3. 

S. Praise him, ye heaven of heavens, and ye waters that 
be above the heavens. Ps. cxlviii. 4. 

T. Let them praise the name of the Lord : for he com- 
manded, and they were created. Ps. cxlviii. 5. 

S. He hath also established them for ever and ever: he 
hath made a decree which shall not pass. Ps. cxlviii. 6. 
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THANKSGIVING DAY. 



223 



T. Praise the Lord from the earth, ye dragons and all 
deeps. Ps. cxlviii. 7. 

S. Fire and hail, snow and vapor, stormy wind fulfilling 
his word. Ps. cxlviii. 8. 

T. Mountains and hills; fruitful trees, and all cedars. 
Ps. cxlviii. 9. 

S. Beasts and all cattle ; creeping things and flying fowls. 
Ps. cxlviii. 10. 

T. Kings of the earth and all people, princes and all judges 
of the earth. Ps. cxlviii. 11. 

S. Both young men and maidens, old men and children. 
Ps. cxlviii. 12. 

T. Let them praise the name of the Lord, for his name 
alone is excellent ; his glory is above the earth and heaven. 
Ps. cxlviii. 13. 

S. He also exalteth the horn of his people, the praise of 
all his saints : even of the children of Israel, a people near 
unto him. Praise ye the Lord. Ps. cxlviii. 14. 

T. Praise ye the name of the Lord ; praise him, O ye 
servants of the Lord. Ps. cxxxv. 1. 

S. Ye that stand in the house of the Lord, in the courts 
of the house of our God. Ps. cxxxv. 2. 

T. Praise the Lord, for the Lord is good : sing praises 
unto his name, for it is pleasant. Ps. cxxxv. 3. 

S. Praise ye the Lord. Praise the Lord, O my soul. Ps. 
cxlvi. 1. 

T. Praise ye the Lord. Praise God in his sanctuary: 
praise him in the firmament of his power. Ps. cl. 1. 

S. Praise him for his mighty acts: praise him according 
to his excellent greatness. Ps. cl. 2. 

T. Praise him with the sound of the trumpet : praise him 
with the psaltery and harp. Ps. cl. 3. 

8. Praise him with the timbrel and dance: praise him 
with stringed instruments and organs. Ps. cl. 4. 

T. Praise him upon the loud cymbals : praise him upon 
the high-sounding cymbals. Ps. cl. 5. 

S. Let everything that hath breath praise the Lord. 
Praise ye the Lord. Ps. cl. 6. 



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SCRIPTURE MANUAL. 



We praise thee. O God ; praise waiteth for thee in Zion, 
and unto thee shall the vow be performed. It is a good thing 
to give thanks unto the Lord, and to sing praises unto thy 
name. 0 Most High ; to show forth thy loving-kindness in the 
morning, and thy faithfulness every night. All thy works 
praise thee, 0 God. Thou art glorified in the sun and moon, 
and in all the stars of light ; in the heaven of heavens, and in 
the waters that be under the heavens, for thou didst command 
and they were created. 

All thy creatures praise thee, O God ; angels and all the 
shining hosts, kings of the earth and all people, princes and 
all judges of the earth, both young men and maidens, old men 
and children. Let them praise the name of the Lord, for his 
name alone is excellent; his glory is above the earth and 
heavens. While angels and archangels adore thee in the 
heights, crying: ' ; Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God of Sab- 
aoth ! heaven and earth are full of thy glory,'' we, thy lower 
creation, would this morning raise a fresh memorial, and in- 
scribe it to the God of our salvation : " Hitherto hath the Lord 
helped us." We will praise thee, O Lord, for thy mercy 
endureth for ever. Blessed be the Lord God, who daily loadeth 
us with benefits, even the God of our salvation ! 

We praise thee. 0 God the Father, as our Creator ; thou hast 
made us and not we ourselves. We praise thee. O God the 
Son, as our Redeemer ; thou hast redeemed us by thy precious 
blood, as of a lamb without spot and blemish. We praise thee, 
O God the Holy Ghost, as our Sanctifier; thou dost cleanse 
us from all sin. O holy, blessed and glorious Trinity, three 
persons and one God, help us to love and praise thee upon 
earth, and bring us with cherubim and seraphim, with the 
glor'ous company of the apostles, the goodly fellowship of the 
prophets, the noble army of martyrs and the general assem- 
bly and Church of the first-born to praise thee in heaven, 
through Christ Jesus, our Lord. Amen ! 

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed, etc. 



APPENDIX. 



SCRIPTURES OF THE OLD AND NEW TESTA- 
MENTS. 

The word Scriptures literally signifies Writings, and the 
word Bible, Book. These names are now given, by way of 
eminence, to the compositions which contain the revealed will 
of God. The term Scriptures occurs in this sense in the Gos- 
pels, Acts and Epistles, and denotes the books received by the 
Jews as the rule of their faith. To these books have been 
added the writings of the apostles and evangelists, which 
complete the collection of books acknowledged by Christians 
to be divinely inspired. The Bible, or the Book, was used in 
its present sense by the early Christians, as we learn from 
Chrysostom. 

The Bible is divided into two parts, called the Old and 
New Testaments. The Old Testament contains the sacred 
books that were written before the time of our Saviour. The 
New Testament contains the inspired books that have been 
written since — viz., the Gospels, Acts and Epistles. These 
all were written in Greek, with the exception of the Gospel 
of St. Matthew, which, according to commentators, was orig- 
inally written in Hebrew, and afterward translated into Greek. 

The Old Testament was written in Hebrew, and is the only 
book extant in that language. The Old Testament, in our 
Bible, consists of thirty-nine books ; among the Jews it formed 
but twenty-two, being the number of letters in their alphabet. 
They divided these twenty-two books into three classes. The 
first class consisted of five books — namely, Genesis, Exodus, 
Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy — which they called the 
Law. They are also denominated the Pentateuch. The 
second class consisted of thirteen books — namely, Joshua, 
Judges and Ruth in one book, the two books, respectively, of 
Samuel, Kings and Chronicles, in single books ; Ezra and 

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226 



APPENDIX. 



Nehemiah, in one book; Esther, Job, Isaiah and the two 
books of Jeremiah in one; Ezekiel, Daniel and the twelve 
minor prophets in one book. These thirteen books they called 
the Prophets. The third class consisted of the Psalms, Prov- 
erbs, Ecclesiastes and the Song of Solomon, which were called 
The Psalms, from the name of the first book in the class. 
The above four books were also called, by the Hebrews, Chet- 
ubim, and by the Greeks, Hagiographa. The translation of 
the Old Testament into Greek was made at Alexandria under 
Ptolemy Philadelphus, king of Egypt. It was called the 
Septuagint, from the seventy-two translators, seventy being a 
round number. 



PENTATEUCH, PSALMS AND HISTORICAL BOOKS 
OF THE OLD TESTAMENT. 



NAMES. 



Pentateuch, or Law. 

Genesis 

Exodus 

Leviticus 

Numbers 

Deuteronomy 

Historical Books. 

Joshua 

Judges 

Ruth 

1 Samuel 

2 Samuel 

1 Kings 

2 Kings 

1 Chronicles 

2 Chronicles 

Ezra 

Nehemiah 

Esther 

Job 



Books* of Psalms. 

Psalms 

Proverbs 

Ecclesiastes 

Song of Solomon . 



CHAPTERS. 



50.. 

40.. 

27.. 

36.. 

34.. 



..24.. 
..21.. 
....4.. 



..31.. 
..24.. 
..22.. 
..25.. 
..29.. 
..36.. 
..10.. 
..13.. 
..10.. 
..42.. 



150.. 

31.. 

12.. 

8.. 



Moses 

Moses 

Moses 

Moses 

Joshua 

Samuel, etc 

Samuel 

Samuel 

Sam. and Nathan. 
Nathan, Gad, etc.. 
Isaiah, Idas, etc.. 

Ezra 

Ezra, etc 

Ezra 

Nehemiah 

Ezra 

Moses 

David, etc 

Solomon 

Solomon 

Solomon 



DATE BEFORE CHRIST. 



4004-1635 
1635-1490 
1490 

1490-1451 
1451 



1451-1425 
1425-1120 
1241-1231 
1171-1055 
1055-1015 
1015-890 

890-562 
4004-1010 
1010-536 

536-456 

455-420 

521-495 
2180 or 2130 . 



David's, 1060-1015 
1000 



1010 



APPENDIX. 



227 



PROPHETICAL BOOKS OF THE OLD TESTAMENT. 



NAMES. 


CHAP- 
TERS. 


BEFORE 
CHRIST. 


Isaiah 


...66... 


810-698 


J eremian....... 

Lamentations. 

Ezekiel 

Daniel 

Hosea 


52 
'.'.'...b'.'. 
...48... 
...12... 
...14... 


628-586 
628-586 
595-536 
606-534 
810-725 






810-660 
810-725 


Amos 


.....9... 


Obadiah 




588-583 






856-784 
758-699 


Micah 


7... 


Nahum 

Habakkuk .... 

Zephaniah 

Haggai 


3... 

3... 

3... 

2... 


720-698 
612-598 
640-609 
520-518 


Zechariah 


...14... 


520-510 


Malachi 


.....4... 


436-397 



KINGS OF JUDAH. 



Uzziah, Jotham, 
Ahaz, Hezekiah 
and Manasseh. 

Josiah. 

Josiah. 

During the Captivity. 
During the Captivity. 
Uzziah, Jotham, 

Ahaz, Hezekiah. 
Uzziah or Manasseh. 



Uzziah, chap. i. 1. 

After siege by Ne- 
buchadnezzar. 

Joash, Amaziah or 
Azariah. 

Jotham, Ahaz and 

Hezekiah, chap.i.l. 
Hezekiah. 
Jehoiakim. 
.Josiah, chap. i. 1. 
After return from 

Babylon. 
After return from 

Babylon. 
After return from 

Babylon. 



KINGS OF ISRAEL. 



Zechariah, Shallum, 
Menahem, Pekaiah, 
Pekah, Hosea. 



Jeroboam II., chap, 
i. 1. 

Zechariah, Shallum, 
Menahem, Pekaiah, 
Pekah, Hosea. 

Jeroboam II., chap, 
i. 1. 



Jehu and Jehoahaz, 
or Joash and J ero- 
boam II. 

Pekah and Hosea. 



Although he is the fifth prophet in the order of time, Isaiah has been 
placed first in our Bible, not merely on account of the greater length of his 
book, but on account of the surpassing importance and sublimity of his 
predictions. Malachi, who was last in the order of time, and who predicted 
the coming of the forerunner of the Messiah, with great propriety comes 
last, and closes the ancient canon of prophecy. The twelve minor prophets 
are so called, not as less inspired, but as having uttered fewer predictions. 



228 APPENDIX. 



TABLE OF THE SCRIPTURES OF THE NEW 
TESTAMENT. 



, CHAP- 
TERS. 



St. Matthew, 
in Hebrew.. 

St. Matthew, 
iii Greek 

St. Mark. 

St. Luke 

St. John 

Acts of Apos- 
tles 

Romans 

1 Corinthians.. 

2 Corinthians.. 

G-alatians 

Ephesians 

Philippians.... 

Colossians 

IThessalonians 
2Thessalonians 

1 Timothy.... 

2 Timothv.... 

Titus 

Philemon ... 

Hebrews 

St. James 

1 St. Peter.... 

2 St. Peter.... 

1 St. John.... 

2 St. John.... 

3 St. John.... 

St. Jude 

Revelations . 



..28... 

..28... 
..16... 
..24... 
..21... 

,.23.~ 
..16... 
..16... 
..13... 



....4... 
...4... 
....5... 
...3... 



.....4... 

3... 

.....1... 
...13... 

5... 

5... 

.....3... 

5... 

1... 

1... 

.....1... 
...22... 



TO WHOM WRITTEN. 



St. Matthew 

St. Matthew 
St. Mark ... 
St. Luke.... 
St. John.... 

St. Luke.... 

St. Paul 

St. Paul 

St. Paul 

St. Paul 

St. Paul 

St. Paul 

St. Paul 

St. Paul 

St. Paul 

St. Paul 

St. Paul 

St. Paul 

St. Paul 

St. Paul 

St. James... 
St. Peter.... 
St. Peter.... 
St. John.... 
St. John.... 
St. John.... 
St. Jude.... 
St. John ... 



Judea..... 

Judea — 
Kome .... 
Greece... 
Ephesus,. 

Greece ... 
Corinth... 
Ephesus.. 
Macedonia 
Corinth... 
Rome .... 
Rome .... 
Rome .... 
Corinth... 
Corinth... 
Macedonia 
Rome .... 
Macedonia 
Rome .... 

Italy 

Judea 

Rome .... 
Rome .... 
Ephesus.. 
Ephesus.. 
Ephesus.. 
Unknown 
Patmos... 



Hebrew Christians 

Gentile Christians 
Gentile Christians 
Gentile Christians 
General Epistle... 

Theophilus, etc.... 
Gentile Christians 
Gentile Christians 
Gentile Christians 
Gentile Christians 
Gentile Christians 
Gentile Christians 
Gentile Christians 
Gentile Christians 
Gentile Christians 

Timothy 

Timothy 

Titus 

Philemon 

Hebrew Christians 

Jewish nation 

General Epistle... 
General Epistle... 
General Epistle... 
The Elect Lady... 

Gaius 

General Epistle- 
General Epistle... 



TIME, 
A.D. 



60 
61 
63 
98 

64 
58 
57 
58 
53 
61 
62 
62 
52 
52 
64 
65 
64 
63 
63 
61 
64 



65 
97 



The Canon of the New Testament consists of twenty-seven books, which 
were written by eight different authors, all of whom were contemporary 
with our Saviour. These books were written at different times, and at 
places remote from each other ; and when the latest of them was published 
the Gospel had been preached and churches founded in many parts of Asia, 
Europe and Africa. Origen, who lived in the third century, made the first 
catalogue of the books of the New Testament. 



FORMS OF GRACE AT TABLE. 



QMACE BEFORE MEAT. 

I. Bountiful Giver of every good and perfect gift, thy 
hand is ever open to bless thy needy creatures. Let thy bles- 
sing descend on this food to nourish our bodies ; and give us 
the bread of life to sustain our souls, through Christ the Ke- 
deemer. Amen ! 

II. Almighty God, the eyes of all wait on thee, and thou 
givest them their meat in due season. Bless, we pray thee, the 
present offerings of thy bounty to the refreshment and strength- 
ening of our bodies, and save us for Christ's sake. Amen ! 

III. God of benevolence, thy tender mercies are over all thy 
works. Again thou hast provided for our returning wants. 
Grant us thy blessing on the present food, pardon our sins, 
and enable us to live to thy honor and glory. Amen ! 

IV. Author of all .good, we are still encompassed by thy 
mercy and fed of thy bounty. Bless to our use the food thou 
hast provided, and give us grace to live to thy glory, as we 
live upon thy bounty. Amen ! 

V. Bless, O Lord, we entreat thee, this food to the suste- 
nance of our bodies, nourish our souls with thy grace, and 
bring us to thy heavenly kingdom, through Jesus Christ. 
Amen ! 

VI. Lord, thou hast again spread a table for our perishing 
bodies ; break to our souls the bread of life, that we may eat 
and live for ever, through Christ Jesus. Amen ! 

VII. Give us grace, O Lord, to partake aright of this and 
every offering of thy bounty, that whether we eat, or drink, 
or whatever we do, we may do all to thy glory. Amen ! 

VIII. Sanctify, O Lord, we beseech thee, these offerings of 
thy bounty to our use, and us to thy service, through Jesus 
Christ our Lord. Amen ! 

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230 



FORMS OF GRACE AT TABLE. 



GRACE AJFTJEM MEAT. 

L Author of all our comforts, and God of all grace, we thank 
thee for the rich provision made for our temporal and spir- 
itual wants, and especially for the food with which we have 
now been refreshed. Prepare our hearts to obey thee upon 
earth, that we may eat bread in thy heavenly kingdom. 

II. Our Father and God, we would render unto thee our 
grateful acknowledgments for this renewed token of thy favor. 
May we feel under increased obligations to love and serve thee 
for all thy mercies, through Christ Jesus. Amen ! 

III. Heavenly Father, we have again been fed of thy 
bounty. What shall we render unto thee for all thy benefits ? 
Oh help us to show our gratitude for thy mercies by walking 
in thy ways and keeping thy commandments, for the sake of 
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen ! 

IV. Our gracious Benefactor, we thank thee for this token 
of thy favor, in the supply of our bodily wants. Enable us to 
partake of the provision made for our souls in Christ Jesus. 
Oh may we all receive of his fullness, and grace for grace. 
Amen ! 

V. Accept, O Lord, our thanks for the food which we have 
now received, and enable us to prove the sincerity of our grat- 
itude by the obedience of our lives, through the merits of our 
Lord Jesus Christ. Amen ! 

VI. We bless thee, O Lord, for this refreshment of our 
bodies ; oh feed our souls with the bread of life, that we may 
grow in grace, and sit down with thee at thy table in our 
Father's kingdom. 

VII. Blessed be the name of the Lord for this and all other 
blessings conferred upon us, whether temporal or spiritual, 
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen ! 

VIII. Blessed be the Lord God, who daily loadeth us with 
benefits, for this and every expression of his loving-kindness, 
through Jesus Christ. Amen ! 



AOSA TG GEO. 



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